Image of Brown box crab
Description:
This photo helps illustrate why these crabs are called box crabs. When disturbed they fold their legs and abdomen together and hold them tightly against the body so that they are like a tight box or ball. The crabs on the left of the seat are upright while those to the left are upside-down. Photo by Will Duguid
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