sohkamyung · @sohkamyung
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A Singapore Vinegar Crab (Episesarma singaporense) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore, on 8 Jan 2023.
A common mangrove crab, often see on trees during high tide to avoid aquatic predators.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146107965 ]
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Thomas A. Hegna, Ph.D · @Thomashegna
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Their suggestion is that the weird carapace sculpture of crabs like Daira (Dairoidea, Brachyura) is an anti-octopus predation adaptation. #brachyura #octopus #cephalopoda #functionalmorphology
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