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Candy crab - Apo Island - Philippines - Nov 2015

The candy crab or Hoplophrys oatesi is a very colourful crab that grows from 1.5 to 2 cm. It lives...
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Candy crab - Apo Island - Philippines - Nov 2015

The candy crab or Hoplophrys oatesi is a very colourful crab that grows from 1.5 to 2 cm. It lives on various species of soft coral in the Dendronephthya genus. It camouflages itself by mimicking the colours of the polyps among which it hides. It adds further camouflage by attaching polyps to its carapace. Colours vary depending on the colour of the coral, and may be white, pink, yellow or red.
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