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Swimming Crab

Charybdis sp.

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Description:

Munching on a shrimp, this crab was completely oblivious to me!
Species of Swimming crabs have flattened hind legs to faciliate underwater locomotion.

Notes:

I've moved this to arthropods for you.

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring

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PublishedJuly 3, 2011

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