Flame Box Crab
Calappa flammeaCarapace not more than five inches across. They inhabit sand flats and bury in the sand so they are not often observed.
The bottom row of
pictures are, in fact, the discarded shell, not a living crab. They
help in identification purposes,
View a video at
https://youtu.be/PEKyEXjFfgI
![Flame Box Crab - Calappa flammea](picture_library/creatures/crustaceans/flame-box-crab_4496.jpg)
![Flame Box Crab - Calappa flammea](picture_library/creatures/crustaceans/flame-box-crab_4509.jpg)
![Flame Box Crab - Calappa flammea](picture_library/creatures/crustaceans/flame-box-crab_4502.jpg)
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