First Night Dive Pics 17/06/04

[chippy]

That little fuzzy bit in the last one...some sort of crab?

Great shots, as usual!

Yes, that's was my first thought when my buddy pointed it out - "a fuzzy blob of seaweed"........took me ages staring at it and giving my buddy confused looks before the penny dropped!!

It's a "Slender Spider Crab" according to the book.

 

[marpacifica]

I echo the praise from everybody else! Is the fuzz on the crab a natural part of the crab or did it grow some seaweed on it? Excellent camouflage, like the decorator crabs I've seen in my neck of the woods.

 

[chippy]

Yeah they attach bits to themselves for camo.....clever little devils...