Boxer Crab, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Artist: Erik Schlogl
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Boxer Crab, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

The Boxer Crab (Lybia tesselata) defends itself by carrying small (stinging) anemones in its claws – wielding them like boxing gloves. Photographed off Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Nikon D300, 60mm Micro Nikkor, ISO 200, f/40 at 1/60 sec, Seacam housing, Seacam flash.

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Boxer Crab, North Sulawesi, Indonesia by Erik Schlogl

naturelover

Absolutely brilliant- Wonderful colours and detail!!!
Erik Schlogl replied

Thanks, glad you like it!
Clive

Wow!!!!!....And I do mean WOW!!!!!!!....That has to be one of the best images ever, fantastic capture Erik, a fave for sure
Erik Schlogl replied

Thanks, Clive, for your kind comments.
Garth Smith
Erik Schlogl replied

Thank you very much for the feature!
Kim McClain

Fabulous capture and congrats on the feature!
Erik Schlogl replied

Thanks, Kim!
Stephen Colquitt

Very cute – I was just up diving in Indonesia myself but couldnt find any of these little guys. Got any tips on where they live?
Erik Schlogl replied

Well, this one was on an orange sponge at a depth of about 10m (Dive site: “Open Sea Point” – though pretty close to shore, actually). But it was tiny – only about 2cm across, including the legs – and I doubt that I would have easily found it myself. The trick on away trips is to have a good local guide who knows where the critters live. We were diving out of Cocotinos Resort in Manado, and our guide found just about everything, except a Weedy Scorpionfish (but I already have a shot of that).
Stephen Colquitt

Local guides are always the key!
Steven Sandner 20 days ago

you have made some absolutely perfect work here!
Erik Schlogl replied 20 days ago

Thank you very much!
Stephen Colquitt 14 days ago

Featured artwork at the Underwater Photographer’s Guild
Erik Schlogl replied 14 days ago

Thank you very much for the feature!
Norbert Probst less than a minute ago

Great shot, Erik. It’s still on my whish list.