Longnose Spider Crab
Libinia dubia
- Group: Crab
- Typical depth: 0–46 m
A spider crab of eelgrass meadows, it dresses its shell with bits of weed and debris to break up its outline. It eats almost anything, and in one odd case proved deadly to itself: crabs that fed on clinging jellyfish all died within a day.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Epialtidae › Libinia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 107335.
FAQ
- How deep does the Longnose Spider Crab live?
- The Longnose Spider Crab (Libinia dubia) is typically found at 0–46 m.