Urchin Crab, Fire Urchin, Urchin Crab

Photographer: Alistair Watters
From: Muck Diving in the Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi

Urchin Crab, Fire Urchin, Urchin Crab

I was taking a photo of the tiny Alan's Urchin crab on top of this fire urchin when the whole thing jumped up, grew long legs and started running away. The adult urchin crabs carry the urchins when they grow large enough.