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Crustaceans Collection (#5)

Crustaceans, the fascinating creatures of the sea, come in all shapes and sizes

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Spiny squat lobster (Galathea strigosa) close up, Loch Fyne, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Spiny squat lobster (Galathea strigosa) close up, Loch Fyne, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, June

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Long-clawed squat lobster (Munida rugosa) portrait, Loch Fyne, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Long-clawed squat lobster (Munida rugosa) portrait, Loch Fyne, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, June

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadmans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral

Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadmans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Aggregation of Spider crabs (Maja squinado) in shallow water off Burton Bradstock, Dorset

Aggregation of Spider crabs (Maja squinado) in shallow water off Burton Bradstock, Dorset, UK, August. 2020VISION Book Plate

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Coconut / Robber crab (Birgus latros) climbing coconut tree, Aldabra Seychelles

Coconut / Robber crab (Birgus latros) climbing coconut tree, Aldabra Seychelles

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Aggregation of Spider crabs (Maja squinado) in shallow water off Burton Bradstock

Aggregation of Spider crabs (Maja squinado) in shallow water off Burton Bradstock, Dorset, UK, August

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Harlequin Crab (Lissocarcinus orbicularis) camouflaged to match its commensal host

Harlequin Crab (Lissocarcinus orbicularis) camouflaged to match its commensal host, a sea cucumber (Bohadaschia argus). Yap, Micronesia

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Sea urchin shrimp {Periclimenes colemani} on Sea urchin {Asthenosoma varium} Indonesia

Sea urchin shrimp {Periclimenes colemani} on Sea urchin {Asthenosoma varium} Indonesia Sulawesi

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Squat lobster (Galathea sp. ) from coral sea mount

Squat lobster (Galathea sp. ) from coral sea mount
Squat lobster (Galathea sp.) from coral sea mount. Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Deepsea marine larva of decapod crustacean {Sergestes sp} Atlantic ocean

Deepsea marine larva of decapod crustacean {Sergestes sp} Atlantic ocean

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Deepsea planktonic megalopa stage of crab development, Atlantic ocean

Deepsea planktonic megalopa stage of crab development, Atlantic ocean

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Picture No. 11091773

Picture No. 11091773
Harlequin Shrimp eating Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) Date:

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Samurai crab

Samurai crab (Heikea japonica). This crab is native to Japan, where it is known as the Samurai crab or Heikegani, and lives at a depth of 30 to 100 metres

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Rainbow / Halloween / Moon Crab - close up - controlled conditions 14604

Rainbow / Halloween / Moon Crab - close up - controlled conditions 14604
BB-2508 Rainbow / Halloween / Moon Crab - close up Gecarcinus quadratus controlled conditions Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Giant Japanese Spider Crab - worlds largest arthropod

Giant Japanese Spider Crab - worlds largest arthropod
PM-9577 Giant Japanese Spider CRAB - Worlds largest arthropod Macrocheira kaempferi Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Spider Crab, Naxia aurita, Spider crab with Seagrasses grwoing on its Carapace, Wool Bay

Spider Crab, Naxia aurita, Spider crab with Seagrasses grwoing on its Carapace, Wool Bay, South Australia, Australia
AUS-1519 Decorator crab with seagrasses growing on its carapace. Wool Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia Naxia aurita John Lewis / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for

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A wave washes over a Sally Lightfoot Crab, Graspus graspus, searching for algae to dine on in the intertidal zone, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

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A male fiddler crab, Uca sp, on the island of Yap, Micronesia

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Banded Spiny Lobster, Panulirus marginatus, Hawaii, USA

Banded Spiny Lobster, Panulirus marginatus, Hawaii, USA
This female Banded spiny lobster (Panulirus marginatus) is an endemic species and is carrying a tail full of eggs; Hawaii, United States of America

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Coral hermit crab, Paguritta vittata, Yap, Micronesia

Coral hermit crab, Paguritta vittata, Yap, Micronesia
This species of Coral hermit crab (Paguritta vittata) lives in a hole in hard coral and traps passing plankton in its feathery antennae; Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Manitis Shrimp, Cebu, Philippines

Manitis Shrimp, Cebu, Philippines
The Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) is also known as a clown mantis shrimp and peacock mantis shrimp; Cebu, Philippines

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Squat Shrimp on anemone, Philippines

Squat Shrimp on anemone, Philippines
A close look at a squat shrimp (Thor amboinensis), on a beaded anemone (Heteractis aurora). This anemone has been found as host to 7 different species of clownfish as well as the domino damselfish;

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Banded Spiny Lobster, Hawaii, USA

Banded Spiny Lobster, Hawaii, USA
The banded spiny lobster (Panulirus marginatus) is an endemic species; Hawaii, United States of America

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Page eight crustaceans molluscs Sheet numbers 1-8

Page eight crustaceans molluscs Sheet numbers 1-8
Page with eight crustaceans and molluscs, Sheet with eight crustaceans and molluscs, numbers 1-8, partly with the Latin names. Numbered top right: 9

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Leaf nine crustaceans molluscs sea lily numbers 1-9

Leaf nine crustaceans molluscs sea lily numbers 1-9
Leaf with nine crustaceans and molluscs, Leaf with nine crustaceans, molluscs and a sea lily, numbers 1-9, with the Latin and sometimes also the French names. Numbered top right: 8

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Leaf seven different fish horseshoe crab numbered 1-7

Leaf seven different fish horseshoe crab numbered 1-7
Leaf with seven different fish and a horseshoe crab, Leaf with seven different fish, numbered 1-7, and a horseshoe crab from above and below, 8-9. Partly with the Latin names. Numbered top right: 25

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Natural history ensemble nr 19 19th Leaf Hodgepodge

Natural history ensemble nr 19 19th Leaf Hodgepodge
Natural history ensemble (nr. 19), 19th. Leaf of Hodgepodge / 19. miscelaniorum tabula. / 19th. feuille de melange (title on object), Sheet with the nineteenth natural history ensemble with animals

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Crayfish squid large crayfish onion- vegetable

Crayfish squid large crayfish onion- vegetable
Crayfish with squid, A large crayfish with an squid, an onion-like vegetable and parsley. Perselie was one of the seven spring herbs that were eaten on the seventh day of the first month

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Lobster charcoal red lobster climbs piece two poems

Lobster charcoal red lobster climbs piece two poems
Lobster with charcoal, A red lobster climbs on a piece of charcoal. With two poems, crustaceans, Totoya Hokkei (mentioned on object), Japan, 1830 - 1839, paper, polishing, h 194 mm × w 171 mm

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Landscape exotic fowl fish crustaceans harbor

Landscape exotic fowl fish crustaceans harbor
Landscape with exotic fowl, fish and crustaceans near harbor

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Landscape exotic fowl crustaceans harbor

Landscape exotic fowl crustaceans harbor
Landscape with exotic fowl and crustaceans near harbor

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Sea Stars And Anemones Are Revealed By A Minus Tide; Cannon Beach, Oregon, United States Of America

Sea Stars And Anemones Are Revealed By A Minus Tide; Cannon Beach, Oregon, United States Of America

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Puerto Galera, Philippines, South East Asia; Cleaner Shrimp On A Sea Cucumber

Puerto Galera, Philippines, South East Asia; Cleaner Shrimp On A Sea Cucumber

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Lobster And Trout

Lobster And Trout

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Crab, top view

Crab, top view

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Lobsters (Nephropidae), fighting

Lobsters (Nephropidae), fighting

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Male helmet crab

Male helmet crab (Corystes cassivelaunus). This crab lives at a depth of 10-20 metres in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Adriatic Sea

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Coastal wildlife, artwork C016 / 7191

Coastal wildlife, artwork C016 / 7191
Coastal wildlife. Computer artwork showing the varying forms of wildlife found at different depths on a gently sloping Mediterranean coast, with an inset showing sand-dwelling life (lower right)

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Rainbow Crab / Patriot Crab - shows compound eyes - coastal regions of West Africa

Rainbow Crab / Patriot Crab - shows compound eyes - coastal regions of West Africa
PM-10675 Rainbow Crab / Patriot Crab - shows compound eyes coastal regions of West Africa Cardisoma armatum Pat Morris contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Giant Spider Crab AU 116 BS Normally a deep water animal, this species congregates in large

Giant Spider Crab AU 116 BS Normally a deep water animal, this species congregates in large numbers in shallow water to
AU-116-BS Giant Spider CRAB South Australia Leptomithrax gaimardii Normally a deep water animal, this species congregates in large numbers in shallow water to mate

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Acorn Barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides) adults and young, on rock exposed at low tide

Acorn Barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides) adults and young, on rock exposed at low tide, Brough Head, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, june

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Water flea giving birth

Water flea giving birth
Water flea. Macrophotograph of a water flea (Daphnia sp.) giving birth. Daphnia reproduce through parthenogenesis (female asexual reproduction)

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Freshwater Crab - head close up - Italy

Freshwater Crab - head close up - Italy
RD-156 Freshwater Crab - head close up Italy Potamon fluviatile Giacomo Radi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: decorated crab home - beach crabs dig holes into the sand soon after the water recedes

decorated crab home - beach crabs dig holes into the sand soon after the water recedes
SAS-1236 decorated crab home - beach crabs dig holes into the sand soon after the water recedes Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Squat Lobster- UK rocky coasts, N Atlantic and Mediterranean down to 35m

Squat Lobster- UK rocky coasts, N Atlantic and Mediterranean down to 35m
PM-9945 Squat Lobster - UK rocky coasts N Atlantic and Mediterranean down to 35m Galathea strigosa Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Common Limpets and Common Rock Barnacles (Balanus balanoides) - on seashore rock, Northumberland

Common Limpets and Common Rock Barnacles (Balanus balanoides) - on seashore rock, Northumberland, England
USH-3149 Common Limpets and Common Rock Barnacles (Balanus balanoides) - on seashore rock Northumberland, England Patella vulgata Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Hermit Crab PM 5388 Changing Shell Euparurus bennhardus © P. Morris / ARDEA LONDON

Hermit Crab PM 5388 Changing Shell Euparurus bennhardus © P. Morris / ARDEA LONDON
PM-5388 HERMIT CRAB - CHANGING SHELL Euparurus bennhardus Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageCrustaceans Collection: Close up view of the skin of an adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)

Close up view of the skin of an adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
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Crustaceans, the fascinating creatures of the sea, come in all shapes and sizes. From the Giant Robber Crab perched on a coconut palm tree in the Indian Ocean to the Antarctic Krill gracefully swimming through icy waters, these crustaceans never fail to captivate us. In Reeds Beach, New Jersey, USA, we find the Horseshoe Crab making its way across sandy shores. Its unique appearance and ancient lineage make it a true marvel of nature. Meanwhile, over in Japan, the Giant Japanese Spider Crab reigns as one of the largest arthropods on Earth. Venturing onto land, we encounter the Red Crab scuttling along Christmas Island's pristine beaches. These vibrant creatures add a splash of color to their surroundings while going about their daily activities. And let's not forget about Louisiana Crayfish or Crawfish - harvested for food and native to North America but now found far beyond its borders due to introduction efforts. Delving into pond life reveals an entire ecosystem teeming with tiny crustaceans that play vital roles in maintaining balance within their watery homes. Their intricate movements and delicate features remind us of nature's intricacies. The Horseshoe Crab returns once more during spawning season on Limulus polyphemus' favored beach. This remarkable event showcases their resilience and dedication to continuing their species' legacy. As we explore further into this world beneath our feet, we stumble upon Black & White Illustrations depicting crab zoea larvae like Pagurus et al. , showcasing different stages of development these creatures go through before reaching adulthood. Back at Christmas Island's shores again, we witness male Red Crabs "dipping" themselves into water sources for hydration - a necessary ritual for survival in this challenging environment. And finally, nestled among shells on Home Island in Cocos (Keeling) Islands lies a Red Hermit Crab emerging from its shell habitat.