Today's creature: The Smooth-box Crab 🦀 Calappa calappa, also known as the smooth box crab or red-spotted box crab, is a tropical marine species of crab with an Indo-Pacific distribution, and showing great variability in its patterning and colouration. First described as Cancer calappa by Linnaeus in 1758 from a specimen originating from Ambon Island, and later in 1781 as Cancer fornicatus by Fabricius, it was finally placed in the genus Calappa by Lancelot Alexander Borradaile in 1903. The nam
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Today's creature: The Smooth-box Crab 🦀 Calappa calappa, also known as the smooth box crab or red-spotted box crab, is a tropical marine species of crab with an Indo-Pacific distribution, and showing great variability in its patterning and colouration. First described as Cancer calappa by Linnaeus in 1758 from a specimen originating from Ambon Island, and later in 1781 as Cancer fornicatus by Fabricius, it was finally placed in the genus Calappa by Lancelot Alexander Borradaile in 1903. The nam
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Box Crab - Shame-Faced Crab -Calappa calappa. Night sea life of Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. 4k underwater video.
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Box Crab - Shame-Faced Crab -Calappa calappa. Night sea life of Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. 4k underwater video.
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Box Crab - Shame-Faced Crab -Calappa calappa. Night sea life of Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. 4k underwater video.
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Box Crab - Shame-Faced Crab -Calappa calappa. Night sea life of Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. 4k underwater video.
May 16, 2024
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The box crab - Calappa calappa at night. Red-spotted box crab at sandy bottom of the sea during the night close-up.
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The box crab - Calappa calappa at night. Red-spotted box crab at sandy bottom of the sea during the night close-up.
Mar 25, 2020
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► Schamkrabbe - Calappa spec.◄ Auf der Suche nach etwas außergewöhnlichem für ein Artenbecken? Dann wäre doch vielleicht diese wunderschöne Schamkrabbe - Calappa spec. etwas für dich! © Video: marine art Link zur Hompage: www.marineart.de/ Link zur Facebook Seite: www.facebook.com/pages/marine-art-Meerwasseraquaristik/155890057761553?sk=timeline&ref=page_internal #AquarienDeutschland #wikifish | Aquarien Deutschland
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► Schamkrabbe - Calappa spec.◄ Auf der Suche nach etwas außergewöhnlichem für ein Artenbecken? Dann wäre doch vielleicht diese wunderschöne Schamkrabbe - Calappa spec. etwas für dich! © Video: marine art Link zur Hompage: www.marineart.de/ Link zur Facebook Seite: www.facebook.com/pages/marine-art-Meerwasseraquaristik/155890057761553?sk=timeline&ref=page_internal #AquarienDeutschland #wikifish | Aquarien Deutschland
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Saat musim kawin, Kepiting Kotak (genus : Calappa) jantan biasanya menggendong betina. Kepiting Kotak betina kawin saat cangkangnya lunak atau saat ia baru saja berganti kulit (molting). Jantan yang merasakan bahwa betina akan berganti kulit, akan mencengkeram dan menggendongnya, untuk memastikan tidak ada jantan lain yang membawanya pergi, ia juga akan menguburnya atau menyembunyikannya di dalam pasir supaya lebih aman. Diketahui, jantan juga menggendongnya setelah mereka melakukan perkawinan,
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Saat musim kawin, Kepiting Kotak (genus : Calappa) jantan biasanya menggendong betina. Kepiting Kotak betina kawin saat cangkangnya lunak atau saat ia baru saja berganti kulit (molting). Jantan yang merasakan bahwa betina akan berganti kulit, akan mencengkeram dan menggendongnya, untuk memastikan tidak ada jantan lain yang membawanya pergi, ia juga akan menguburnya atau menyembunyikannya di dalam pasir supaya lebih aman. Diketahui, jantan juga menggendongnya setelah mereka melakukan perkawinan,
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Saat musim kawin calappa (kepiting kotak) sering menggendong pasangannya. | Tag: #calappa #boxcrabs #kepiting #kepitingkotak #alamliar #wildlife #wildlifephotography #faktaunikhewan #faktaunik #faktamenarik #duniahewan #reelsvideo #videoreels #crab | Porco Project
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Saat musim kawin calappa (kepiting kotak) sering menggendong pasangannya. | Tag: #calappa #boxcrabs #kepiting #kepitingkotak #alamliar #wildlife #wildlifephotography #faktaunikhewan #faktaunik #faktamenarik #duniahewan #reelsvideo #videoreels #crab | Porco Project
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Gefleckte Schamkrabbe (Calappa philargius), gräbt sich in den Sandboden, Pintuyan, Panaon Island, Southern Leyte, Philippinen
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This appears to be a #box crab (genus Calappa), #identified by its bulky #carapace
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😋 Calappa calappa, the smooth box crab, is a real treat! Sweet, succulent, and perfectly cooked in pepper sauce or grilled with a hint of ginger... my mouth's watering just thinking about it! #fyp #foryou #seafood #fishing #viral
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でんか on Instagram: "While waiting for their tank water to be changed, these Calappa crabs are staying in a separate container (*´艸`) They’re toddling around 🦀🦀,,⁡ ⁡ てけてけ歩きがカラッパの真骨頂"
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Animal Documentary & Science Concepts on Instagram: "Box crab (also called shame-faced crab) refers to crabs of the genus Calappa. 🔺Key facts 🔹Scientific name: Calappa spp. 🔹Family: Calappidae 🔹Habitat: Sandy or muddy seabeds in tropical and subtropical oceans (Indo-Pacific, Atlantic). 🔹Depth: Shallow coastal waters to deeper continental shelves. 🔺Why “box” or “shame-faced”? They have very large, flat claws that fold tightly over the face like a lid or box, hiding the eyes and mouth. 🔺App
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でんか | Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh!!! The overturned Calappa hurriedly buries itself back into the sand. In Japan, when we feel embarrassed, we say, “I... | Instagram
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でんか on Instagram: "カラッパ噴水( *´艸`) エラに水を送るのに勢いあまってます🦀 Calappa Fountains 💦 Not a water fight—just gill maintenance. But it totally looks like they’re splashing each other. Cute overload( *´艸`) #Calappa philargius"
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Tüyler Diken Diken on Instagram: "Karısına Sarılmadan Duramayan Yengeç! 🦀💕🥹 . . . . . . . Bu, dünyanın en fedakar kocası, Düz Kutu Yengeci. Ve tehlike anında hemen eşini kollarının arasına alıp, hızla güvenli bir yere doğru kaçmaya başlıyor. Üstelik yalnızca eşi iyice gizlendikten sonra kendi de saklanmaya başlıyor. Ancak fazla dikizlerseniz, utanarak koca kıskaçlarıyla yüzünü kapayıp, üzerinize su fışkırtmaya başlayabiliyor. Ama bir eşe ihtiyacı olduğunu da anca çiftleşme mevsiminde fark edi
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