The most decorated crab ever

[Rick Murchison]

I love decorator crabs of all sorts; they're right up there with Blennies for entertainment value... but this guy sets a new record! The anemone alone is bigger than the crab itself, and the collection of sponges and feather hydroids completely obscure this fellow. If he hadn't been on the move I'd have never ever spotted him!
Panama City Florida, Bridge Span 14, Saturday night 5/5/07, Oly C8080, all shots severely cropped.

Rick

 

[do it easy]

I don't see any crabs?

 

[Jim Ernst]

Very cool Rick!!

That guy is very much in cognito!! Some good decor there!!

Nice picture's!!

 

[Diver Dennis]

I don't see any crabs?

Yeah. Crab? What crab?

Thanks Rick.

 

[TSandM]

Fun pictures!

One of the first things I ever saw underwater was a decorator crab . . . My instructor picked him up and let him crawl across his glove, and then across mine. I remember looking at all the junk he'd stuck to himself and laughing. I have a very soft spot for them because of that.

 

[crazyTomato]

Awwww, that's so sweet! Amazing what exists under our ocean.

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

Is that the crab-version of bling? Nice photos and good eye, Rick!

 

[trigfunctions]

Amazing! Did you happen to take any video clips of the crab in motion?

 

[Cave Diver]

Crab? What crab? I dont see no stinkin crab!

Seriously tho, cool pics. The anemone looks like some sort of weird tophat! :14:

 

[Rick Murchison]

Amazing! Did you happen to take any video clips of the crab in motion?

Noooo.... didn't have my video camera along, and totally forgot the 8080 has a video function 'til I read your post this morning! Doohhhh.....
Rick