Tuesday, January 16, 1990

Crabs use camouflage to hide from enemies

Crabs are masters of disguise. They’re sand-colored so they are hard to see on the seabed. Decorator crabs, or spider crabs, actually collect, cut, skillfully arrange, and cement algae, seaweed, and sea creatures on to their shells so that they look like part of the ocean floor.

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