Crustaceans Collection

Horseshoe Crab Reeds Beach, New Jersey, USA
JZ-1983 Horseshoe Crab Reeds Beach, New Jersey, USA. Limulus polyphemus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Crustaces - crustaceans
A variety of crustaceans including some rather fierce looking crabs and lobsters. Date: 1930

Giant Robber / Coconut Crab WAT 5918 On coconut palm tree Indian Ocean Birgus Latro © M. Watson / ARDEA LONDON
WAT-5918 Giant Robber / Coconut Crab On coconut palm tree Indian Ocean Birgus Latro M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Horseshoe Crab - often found on beach after tide recedes. Sea groynes in background
JZ-1981 Horseshoe Crab - often found on beach after tide recedes. Sea groynes in background, Reeds Beach, New Jersey, USA Limulus polyphemus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display

Antarctic Krill JPF34583
JPF-13408 Antarctic Krill Euphausia superba Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Giant Japanese Spider Crab
PM-10640 Giant Japanese Spider Crab Macrocheira kaempferi Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Louisiana Crayfish / Crawfish - Louisiana - Widely harvested for food - Native to North America but introduced
CAN-3231 Louisiana Crayfish / Crawfish - widely harvested for food Louisiana, USA Procambarus clarkii John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Red Crab (A land crab) - Single crab on beach close up - Christmas Island - Indian Ocean (Australian Territory)
JPF-9582 Red Crab / Land crab - Single crab on beach close up Christmas Island, Indian Ocean Gecarcoidea natalis Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Pond life, macrophotograph. At centre is a water flea (Daphnia sp.). A copepod (Cyclops sp.) carrying eggs is at bottom centre. Part of a colony of Volvox sp. algae is at bottom right

Horseshoe Crab FG 5658 Spawning beach Limulus polyphemus © Francois Gohier / ARDEA LONDON
FG-5658 HORSESHOE / KING CRAB, SPAWNING BEACH Limulus polyphemus Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Black & White Illustration: Crab zoea larvae. Pagurus etc
PM-9700 Black & White Illustration: Crab zoea larvae. Pagurus etc Marine plankton Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Roman mosaic from Porto Torres, now in the G.A. Sanna National Museum in Sassari Sassari National Museum Mosaic Roman Art, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1938 ca

Gravid female Glass / Ghost shrimp on Glass sponge (Hexactinellida) from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011

Red Crab (A land crab) - Male ‘dipping to replenish water & salt - Christmas Island - Indian Ocean
JPF-13020 Red Crab (A land crab) - Male dipping to replenish water & salt Christmas Island - Indian Ocean (Australian Territory)

Red Hermit Crab in its habitat, emerging from its shell. On Home Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean
DH-3678 Red Hermit Crab in its habitat, emerging from its shell. On Home Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean. Coenobita perlata Don Hadden Please note that prints are for personal display

Red Hermit Crab - Emerging from its shell. On Home Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean
DH-3677 Red Hermit Crab - Emerging from its shell. On Home Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean. Coenobita perlata Don Hadden Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

California gray whale, adult - Colony of barnacles (Cryptolepas rhachianecti)
FG-eb-937 California gray whale - adult, colony of barnacles (Cryptolepas rhachianecti) and Cyamid crustaceans on the head of a gray whale San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South

Striped Pyjama Squid - Small Pyjama squid surrounded by Mysid shrimp, Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia
AU-00333-TED Striped Pyjama SQUID - surrounded by Mysid shrimp Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific Ocean Sepioloidea lineolata Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display

Krill (malacostracans), side view

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) adult, breeding plumage, feeding on small crab prey, standing on shingle beach, Snettisham RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, july

Velvet / Swimming Crab UK
PM-9590 Velvet / swimming CRAB United Kingdom Portunus puber Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Hermit crab Cahuita N. P. Costa Rica
MAR-287 Hermit crab Cahuita N.P. Costa Rica Paguroidea Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Sea Otter - eating crab Monterey Bay, California, USA AU-768
FG-7675 SEA OTTER - eating crab Monterey Bay, California, USA Enhydra lutris Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Fossil Fish with Shrimp (Carpopenaus) - Lebanon - Cretaceous
CAN-2475 Fossil Fish with Shrimp (Carpopenaus) Lebanon - Cretaceous Tselvatia John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Red Hermit Crab - Emerging from its shell. On Home Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean
DH-3676 Red Hermit Crab - Emerging from its shell. On Home Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean. Coenobita perlata Don Hadden Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Antarctic Krill - Shoal JPF33824
JPF-9387 Antarctic Krill Shoal Euphausia superba crustacea Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Picture No. 11671420
Hermit Crab. Date:

Picture No. 10855665
Pill Woodlouse - (Armadillidium vulgare) Date:

Sea Slatter - seashore UK
SPH-2604 Sea Slater - seashore UK Liga oceanica Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Hermit Crab PM 6492 Pacific Paguristes sp. © P. Morris / ARDEA LONDON
PM-6492 Hermit Crab Pacific Paguristes sp. Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

California Grey Whale - Close-up of head area, showing blowholes, and patches of barnacles
FG-eb-123 California Grey Whale - Close-up of head area, showing blowholes, and patches of barnacles. San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California South

European lobster (Homarus gammarus) Channel Islands, UK July

Engraving depicting hermit crabs, decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea, 19th century
5309018 Engraving depicting hermit crabs, decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting hermit crabs)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626566 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of crustaceans, starfish and sea creatures, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a)

Venetian costumes and crafts: Peddlers of edible crabs
3569351 Venetian costumes and crafts: Peddlers of edible crabs by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Venice 1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

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Alexander Safonov

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XLVIII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XLVIII, c. 1575/1580

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XLVII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XLVII, c. 1575/1580

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XLIX, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XLIX, c. 1575/1580

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XLIV, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XLIV, c. 1575/1580

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XLVI, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate XLVI, c. 1575/1580

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate LII, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate LII, c. 1575/1580

Spiny spider crab {Maja squinado} on seabed, Channel Islands, UK

Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadmans fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April

Montague / Pink shrimp (Pandalus montagui) close-up, Lofoten, Norway, November 2008

Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in a defensive posture after being caught by The Tweed Foundation monitoring the species population and spread on the River Till, Northumberland, England

Edible crab (Cancer pagurus), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, August 2011

Deepsea Amphipod {Cystisoma sp} from between 530-750m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

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Crustaceans, the fascinating creatures of the sea, come in all shapes and sizes. From the Giant Robber Crab perched on a coconut palm tree in the Indian Ocean to the Antarctic Krill gracefully swimming through icy waters, these crustaceans never fail to captivate us. In Reeds Beach, New Jersey, USA, we find the Horseshoe Crab making its way across sandy shores. Its unique appearance and ancient lineage make it a true marvel of nature. Meanwhile, over in Japan, the Giant Japanese Spider Crab reigns as one of the largest arthropods on Earth. Venturing onto land, we encounter the Red Crab scuttling along Christmas Island's pristine beaches. These vibrant creatures add a splash of color to their surroundings while going about their daily activities. And let's not forget about Louisiana Crayfish or Crawfish - harvested for food and native to North America but now found far beyond its borders due to introduction efforts. Delving into pond life reveals an entire ecosystem teeming with tiny crustaceans that play vital roles in maintaining balance within their watery homes. Their intricate movements and delicate features remind us of nature's intricacies. The Horseshoe Crab returns once more during spawning season on Limulus polyphemus' favored beach. This remarkable event showcases their resilience and dedication to continuing their species' legacy. As we explore further into this world beneath our feet, we stumble upon Black & White Illustrations depicting crab zoea larvae like Pagurus et al. , showcasing different stages of development these creatures go through before reaching adulthood. Back at Christmas Island's shores again, we witness male Red Crabs "dipping" themselves into water sources for hydration - a necessary ritual for survival in this challenging environment. And finally, nestled among shells on Home Island in Cocos (Keeling) Islands lies a Red Hermit Crab emerging from its shell habitat.