Photographer: Paul Osmond
(see this users gallery) An Anemone Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus)with the typcial covering of sea anemones on its shell. Photographed on the wreckage of a Japanese WWII Transport at night off the coast of Malapascua Island in the Philippines.
This common hermit crab uses the anemones as cover, while the anemone gets to visit additonal feeding areas as the crab moves around.
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· Date: Thu March 25, 2004 · Reference ID: 503/222004_0307_171944AA_1 · Views: 5858 ·
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Keywords: crustacean diogenidae southeast se asia wreck
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Dorid Nudibranch - Asteronotus cespitosus Paul Osmond
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