red spotted guard crab

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small orange red-spotted guard crab Royalty Free Stock Photo

Red-spotted Coral Crab Royalty Free Stock Photo

Red-Spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia tigrina) is one of the most spectacular of the coral guard crabs. It lives among the branches of both Acropora and Pocillopora corals. d will defend its home, using its claws to pinch and drive away predators who want to eat it or its coral.