Lamarckdromia Beagle
''Lamarckdromia beagle'' (often called fluffy crab) is a crab species in the genus ''Lamarckdromia'', discovered in 2022. Description The ''L. beagle'' usually is 4-9 centimeters wide, and its body and legs are covered with long golden colored fur. Its clawed frontal legs are slightly larger than the pereiopods, or walking legs. The rearmost pair of walking legs is smaller than the others and shifted to the side of the abdomen, having been specially adapted for holding sponges to the body. Like other sponge crabs, the crab cuts a sponge or ascidian with its chelae and trims it to shape, which it holds with its hind legs for camouflague in a manner that looks similar to human headwear. They let the sponge grow and fit the shape of the crab's body. The sea sponge produces toxins to deter aquatic predators from eating it or the crab. Distribution and habitat This crabs are found in the Indian Ocean and on the west coasts of Western Australia. They can live in shallow waters, ...
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Colin McLay
Colin McLay (1942-2022) was a New Zealand marine biologist and carcinologist. Educated at the University of Otago and the University of British Columbia, he served as an Associate Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Canterbury. He discovered several species of crab, including ''Desmodromia tranterae'', ''Euryxanthops chiltoni'', ''Gandalfus puia,'' and ''Hirsutodynomene vespertilio''. He died on 3 December 2022. References

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