Eupagurus With Commensals - Inachus And Macropodia Self Decorating

Creator: unknown

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Shows a hermit crab fighting with another crab for food and changing shells. Illustrates the feeding and protective behavior of its commensal anemone and the behavior of the nereid worm which lives inside the shell. Shows the nereid stealing food from the crab's mouth and the spider crabs decorating themselves with seaweed by tearing it into small fragments and then positioning each piece on special bristels in the second pair of legs.

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