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This little crab feels very good on its soft coral throne. Taking photographs of this species is not easy as it will usually scurry around the base of the anemone to the opposite side to where the camera is positioned. This tiny yet ornate species of swimming crab has a highly distinctive appearance which features large white spots on it's red carapace, red and white bands on it's claw arms and whitish translucent legs. This species lives in symbiosis with tube dwelling anemones under which is takes cover to hide from predators. If the anemone is disturbed it will retract into it's tube and the crab will burrow into the sand to take cover.