Sponge crab (Dromia bollorei). This crab lives at a depth of around 100 metres in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa,from Mauritania to the Ivory Coast. The carapace (shell) of this specimen measures 9cm wide. It is known as a sponge crab as young crabs use their last pair of legs to carry living sponges on their carapace for camouflage | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Mermet, Gilles |
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