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There is always a brighter side... ...

Monday, December 28, 2009

Masked burrowing crab sighted at Chek Jawa!

During my night walk on 19 Dec, I made a very special find while on my way to the coral rubble area... This rather blurry shot of a strange orangish crab, which I presumed as the moult of a mole crab (Albunea groeningi), after reading 'Private Lives'. Luckily, I managed to snap a slightly clearer shot of this crab. After Checking online, I discovered that it was the moult of a masked burrowing crab (Family Corystidae), seen before only once at Labrador! This crab is certainly strange, as it is one of the few crabs that actually moves forwards!

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