Red spotted porcelain crab

These crabs constantly wave their two feelers about in order to gather up plankton that float through the ocean, which they then eat. They form symbiotic relationships with sea anemones, which they use as shelter.

Scientific Name
Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Classification
Order: Decapoda, Family: Porcellanidae
Habitat
Ryukyu Islands, Indian Ocean, western Pacific Ocean

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