decorator crab
noun1
A crab of certain species within the superfamily Majoidea that decorate their bodies with materials from the environment to hide from, or ward off, predators.
- Hyponyms
- Acanthonyx dentatus, Naxia tumida, Macropodia rostrata, Stenocionops furcata, Oregonia gracilis, Hyastenus elatus, Achaeus spinosus, Maja crispata, Herbstia parvifrons, Libinia emarginata, Libinia dubia, Loxorhynchus crispatus, Hyas araneus, Camposcia retusa, Stenorhynchus seticornis