Banded Clinging Crab on Florida Ricordea

On 01.11.10, In Video, by Curvball

The guys over at CoralMorphologic have delivered yet another stunning piece of reef cinema. Take a look at this video:

The video shows the crab alternating between preening its own algae covered carapace and the fluorescent tentacles of the Ricordea florida on which it lives. It is possible that the crab may ingest some of the polyps’ mucus as an occasional food source.

More info and details over here. And be sure to check out their Vimeo profile for more amazing videos.

Curvball

A designer who loves the ocean and the challenge of replicating this stunning and vibrant environment in a small box. SPS corals have always been high on the priority list since going 'reef' almost 8 years back.

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