Ever wondered why this pretty and unique crab is called a boxer crab, or sometimes pom-pom crab instead of other names?
Let me give you a hint – look at it’s pincers. Does it look like a boxer’s gloves or it’s holding a pom-pom? That’s where it’s name come from.
It’s not a gloves nor it’s a pom-pom. The crab is actually holding a stinging anemone corals on it’s pincers to protect itself from it’s preys.
The crab in the first photo is very small; about 1cm from it’s left to right leg. The crab in the second and third photo is slightly bigger, about 2.5cm from it’s left to right leg.
View On Top of A Boxer Crab - © Bernard Loke
Boxer Crab - © Bernard Loke
Boxer Crab - © Bernard Loke