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C. tricolor is a popular aquarium hermit crab because of its coloration and because its feeding habits lead it to clean tanks. It is emblematic of the public's shift from purely decorative animals to "working" animals that help sustain the aquarium's ecosystem, reducing the need for active management by the owner.
Geosesarma is genus of small freshwater or terrestrial crabs, typically less than 10 mm (0.4 in) across the carapace. [2] They live and reproduce on land with the larval stages inside the egg.
Geosesarma larsi is a species of small land-living highland crab found in western Sarawak, Borneo. Adults have a carapace width of 12–15 mm and are of a purplish-red colour, which distinguishes them from other Geosesarma species in Borneo. The species is threatened by the loss of their small habitat. [1] [2]
C. tricolor may refer to: Caloptilia tricolor a moth species found in China; Ciliopagurus tricolor, a hermit crab species native to Madagascar; Clibanarius tricolor, a hermit crab species found in shallow water of the Caribbean Sea; Convolvulus tricolor, the dwarf morning glory, a plant species native to the Mediterranean Basin
Ciliopagurus tricolor is a species of hermit crab native to Madagascar. [1] It is one of four species in the "strigatus complex", having morphological similarities to C. strigatus, with the most prominent variance being coloration. [2]
The crab seen fending off the lions is a freshwater crab of the genus Potamonautes. There have been 26 species discovered in South Africa as of 2023, with new species discovered in recent years.
The crab actively collects the anemone from a base on a rock and places it on its shell. It later transfers it to a new shell when it has outgrown the present shell and needs to move into larger quarters. [2] Calliactis tricolor is often found attached to a gastropod shell occupied by another hermit crab, Dardanus venosus. On finding an anemone ...
Geosesarma malayanum is a species of small red crab found in Malaysia. [1] It is famous for its relationship with pitcher plants; as such, it is classified as a nepenthephile. [2] G. malayanum is known to visit Nepenthes ampullaria plants and raid the pitchers of their contents. [1] It uses its claws to crush and consume the drowned prey.