04 May 2009

Why you shouldn't mess with Boxer crabs


This photo, taken in Indonesia by Marchione Giacomo, won best overall photo in the contest. It shows two boxer crabs (Lybia tesselata) ready for a fight. The crabs defend themselves by carrying tiny stinging sea anemones in their claws.
From the annual amateur underwater photography contest at the University of Miami. The other entries are at the link.

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