I was quite confident on my knowledge of marine biodiversity in my area (I have a PhD in marine biology after all).
But today I learn about Paromola cuvieri, one of the largest crab species of the Northeast Atlantic, that uses its last pair of legs to carry live specimens of sponges and corals 🦑 🌊
But today I learn about Paromola cuvieri, one of the largest crab species of the Northeast Atlantic, that uses its last pair of legs to carry live specimens of sponges and corals 🦑 🌊
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Really it's shiny like someone built it out of steel 🧐
Cool!
We now need to get some in an aquarium and give them a choice of hats to see what they prefer
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228333073_Carrying_behavior_in_the_deep-sea_crab_Paromola_cuvieri_Northeast_Atlantic
full disclosure, I know nothing about crabs, and probs don’t belong in this conversation, just speculating
but they are cute
“too bad, I’m a sponges kind of girl-crab. But you know, my friend over there likes corals!” 😆
fascinating tho
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12526-011-0090-3
the crabs pick their favorites
🥹😭🦀💖
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