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DSC_4014 Pea crab (Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae) juvenile female, inside its Green-lipped mussel host. Pea crabs are completely reliant on their hosts - usually mussels - for shelter and food. They steal filtered food from the mussel, damaging it's gills. Brighton Beach
DSC4014Pea crabPinnotheresNepinnotheresnovaezelandiaejuvenilefemaleGreenlipped musselhostparasiteparasiticBrighton Beach