Monday, April 23, 2012

A Crab With Flair

Four new species of crabs have been discovered on Palawan island of the Philippines, including this one:

Purple crab picture: one of the new crab species found in the Philippines

Scientists are not sure what evolutionary advantage this coloration provides, except perhaps to allow these crabs to identify their own kind.
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