I need help identifying a certain (crab?) I found while scuba diving in the south pacific. I found it in about 30ft near the USAT Liberty shipwreck off the east coast of Bali.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8401283@N07/507058156/
2007-05-20 16:47:23 · 6 answers · asked by Littlce 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
if you look closely... it is missing two legs.
2007-05-20 17:12:06 · update #1
Not enough legs for a crab. Perhaps a starfish?
2007-05-20 17:04:39 · answer #1 · answered by Labsci 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This looks like a sea spider to me, phylum Pycnogonida. I would check with a Marine Biology professor, check out La Jolla, Santa Cruz, or Oregon State University, they both have good oceanography programs.
2007-05-21 00:26:30 · answer #2 · answered by Lem 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Starfish .. Undersea spider type creature?? send the pic to a marine biologist
2007-05-21 00:25:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like a sea spider, also known as a pycnogonid.
2007-05-21 00:29:47 · answer #4 · answered by Gary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would call your local aquarium--you might try the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, CA.
2007-05-21 00:22:00 · answer #5 · answered by Mark S, JPAA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah... that's him - he did it
2007-05-21 03:50:53 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋