Crabs

Camouflage
photo © Joseph, a_seph on Flickr.com, used with permission

 

Crabs

These crabs use color and pattern to camouflage with the rocks, plants and ocean floor.

 

find the crab
photo © Scott Campbell, used with permission

 

Can you find the crab?

Camouflage Crabs  photo © Kent Smith, used with permission
(hint on finding the 3 crabs in photo above)

 

Can you find all 3 crabs?

Camouflage #2
photo © Morten Johannes Ervik, used with permission

 

A blue colored crab

I See You, But Do You See Me?  photo by Sparkey Davis, used with permission

 

A sand colored crab

Bali Sanur - Camouflage  photo © Daniel Loumeau, used with permission

 

A Bali Sanur Crab

tiny camouflaged beach crabphoto © Daniel Loumeau, used with permission

 

This tiny camouflaged beach crab is the same color as the sand.

Camouflage Crab
photo © Kent Smith, used with permission

 

This crab is mostly camouflaged, but has one red pincher.

Crab, well hidden, in close-up
photo © Monika Fahrnberger, Vienna, Austria, used with permission 

 

This crab uses color and texture to mimic the beach.

Soft Coral Crab
photo © Klaus Stiefel, used with permission 

 

Soft Coral Crab

This crab uses color to camouflage with the sea plants.

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