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A crab fisherman with a back deck loaded with crab pots
A crab fisherman with a back deck loaded with crab pots
Pale anemone crab (Dardanus deformis) using a pimpled basket snail shell at 30ft depth, PuakÅ
Laurent’s Hermit Crab, (Calcinus laurentae) at 25ft depth, Suck-Em-Up Cave
A flat rock crab (Percnon planissimum) among boulders in Suck-Em-Up Cave at 25′ depth
Red Swimming Crab (Gonioinfradens paucidentata) in a crevice at 40′ depth, Kaloko
Bloody hermit crab (Dardanus sanguinocarpus) in a cave at 20ft depth
A female sea urchin crab (Echinoecus pentagonus) in the anal cavity of a large banded urchin (Echinothrix calamaris)
A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) in cauliflower coral
Yellow hairy hermit crab (Aniculus maximus) at Twin Sisters Cave, photo by Pete Tucker
A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) in cauliflower coral
Yellow-spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) at O’oma
A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) shelters in the arms of an cauliflower coral (Pocillopora meandrina)
A flat rock crab (Percnon planissimum) among boulders in a cave at 40′ depth
Hawaiian swimming crab (Charybdis hawaiensis) found sheltering in the arms of a cauliflower coral (Pocillopora meandrina) during the day
A pebble crab (Etisus splendidus), photo by Pete Tucker
Haig’s hermit crab (calcinus haigae) at 30ft depth, Hoover’s Tower
A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) shelters in the arms of an antler coral (Pocillopora eydouxi)
A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) shelters in the arms of an antler coral (Pocillopora eydouxi)
Laurent’s Hermit Crab, (Calcinus laurentae) at 30ft depth, Kua Bay
Convex crab (Carpilius convexus) hiding in coral at 60ft depth
Red swimming crab (Gonioinfradens paucidentata) in a reef ledge at Pentagon
Yellow-spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) in a large Elkhorn Coral at O’oma
Bloody hermit crab (Dardanus sanguinocarpus) on a wall at 20ft depth
A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) in cauliflower coral
A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) in cauliflower coral
Red swimming crab (Gonioinfradens paucidentata) in a reef ledge at Pentagon
Laurent’s Hermit Crab, (Calcinus laurentae) at 25ft depth, Suck-Em-Up Cave
A flat rock crab (Percnon planissimum) among boulders in Suck-Em-Up Cave at 25′ depth
A yellow-spotted guard crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) shelters in the arms of an cauliflower coral (Pocillopora meandrina)
Bloody hermit crab (Dardanus sanguinocarpus) in a cave at 20ft depth