Handnet crab - Neopetrolisthes sp.

Although not uncommon, the commensal anemone crab, Neopetrolisthes sp., is well protected as it clings to the sticky tentacles of an "adhesive anemone" while filtering water for food particles. It is rare to be in a good position to capture the feeding nets revealed by the next two photos.

5 May 2014

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