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Photo copyright Tim Nicholson, whose underwater photographs and photo books are available from http://www.photoboxgallery.com/timnicholson.
Squat Lobster Galthea strigosa
Taken in Port Erin Bay, Isle of Man.
Hides in crevices, sometimes clinging upside down to the
ceiling. You see it most commonly at night when it is
out and about. It lives between 3 and 600 m. Galathea
strigosa is an attractive red colour with bright
blue lines.
Its claws are covered in brown hairy spines. The animal
folds its tail under its body resulting in a crab-like
appearance. When necessary the tail is used as a paddle
for a quick get away.
The young of this species is a different colour, with a
mottled white carapace.
Galathea strigosa lives from Scandinavia to Spain,
Canaries, Mediterranean and Red Sea.
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