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Photography by Derek Tarr
photo of anemone crab Neopetrolisthes ohshimai in Russell Islands

Anemone Crab

Anemone Crabs (Neopetrolisthes ohshimai) frequently situate themselves on the outside of their anemone hosts, waiting to feed on passing plankton.  This photograph was taken in the shallow waters off Karumolun in the Russell Islands.