New purple crab species found in Philippines

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New purple crab species found in Philippines

April 22, 2012

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This handout photo released by Hendrik Freitag, of Germany's Senckenberg Museum of Zoology shows one of the four new species of freshwater crab found in remote areas of the Palawan island group. The tiny crustaceans were found in streams in remote areas of the Palawan island group, according to a team led by Freitag.

more here --> http://phys.org/news/2012-04-purple-crab-species-philippines.html

 

[MaddMaxx]

Wow! What a beaut! How much for shipping to XXX73??? (well someone was gonna make the joke, so...)

 

[Fat Homer]

I saw this as well and thought it would be cool if they could breed them and get them into the hobby...


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[Mount_Prion]

I can't help but imagine that it'd be grape-flavored. That's what growing up with American candy branding does to you, I suppose.

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

Can I put it in my 10 gallon piranha tank? I've got a bubble wand and scuba steve


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[Tojo09]

Sweet. I was just at palawan visiting friends,and thought...theres gota be a bunvh of cool.things to find. And that is cool

 

[fatcat]

this article was here already, then moved, now is back??

 

[Gill Blue]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?474396-Insulamon-palawanese

I posted this and it got moved to the marine media forum.
I never go to the marine media forum.

 

[Lupin]

I can't help but imagine that it'd be grape-flavored. That's what growing up with American candy branding does to you, I suppose.

LOL!

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