Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta,upper centre) on a mottled starfish (Linckia multifora). The harlequin shrimp turns live starfish upside-down,so that they can not get away. It then drags the starfish to a feeding area where its epidermis is pierced and the inner tissue is pulled out to be eaten. The male hunts and feeds alone,but does form a stable pair with a female. Photographed off Manado,North Sulawesi,Indonesia | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Douwma, Georgette |
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