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UnderCoverDork
09/28/2006, 06:26 PM
so i was looking at my tank and i saw this crab in it...i have 2 emarald crabs...is this one of them?? if not what is it?

thanks for the help



http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5641/dscn0828al7.jpg
dc
09/28/2006, 07:11 PM
A very hairy one. :D Probably not a good guy, as most crabs aren't.
Kent E
09/28/2006, 11:40 PM
:lol:
MJAnderson
09/29/2006, 09:14 AM
It's the dreaded "Cousin It" crab. =)
Nano Nana
09/29/2006, 10:14 AM
Could it be a decorater crab? I have one that wears GSP. Is that a coral on it's back or is it that hairy Yuk!!! Looks like my ex's back.
LeslieH
09/29/2006, 10:59 AM
People call these gorilla or teddy bear crabs depending on how "soft" the "fur" looks. The crabs have long hairs attached to their bodies which are are covered with fine silt & organic particles. This helps camouflague them & keeps them safe from predators. They're considered quite predatory on other tank critters.

Here's a close-up of a similar one from the Indo Pacific:
http://perso.orange.fr/sulawesi.biologie.sous-marine/ARTHROPODES/previewpages/previewpage5.html