microrobert
04-21-2012, 06:27 PM
New Purple Crab Species Found
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A purple crab stares down the camera in the Philippine (http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/philippines-guide/) island of Palawan (map (http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps/map-machine#s=r&c=10.10222665007037, 119.11001968383789&z=5)) in an undated picture. The colorful crustacean, dubbed Insulamon palawanense, is one of four new species in the Insulamon genus described in a recent study.
The crab's brilliant hues may simply help the species recognize its brethren, said study author Hendrik Freitag, of the Senckenberg Museum of Zoology (http://www.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=647&standort=true&standortID=2&abteilungID=7) in Dresden, Germany.
Pictures: New Purple Crab Species Found (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/pictures/120418-new-crabs-purple-philippines-animals-science/)
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/517/cache/colorful-new-species-river-crab-pretty-purple_51789_600x450.jpg
A purple crab stares down the camera in the Philippine (http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/philippines-guide/) island of Palawan (map (http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps/map-machine#s=r&c=10.10222665007037, 119.11001968383789&z=5)) in an undated picture. The colorful crustacean, dubbed Insulamon palawanense, is one of four new species in the Insulamon genus described in a recent study.
The crab's brilliant hues may simply help the species recognize its brethren, said study author Hendrik Freitag, of the Senckenberg Museum of Zoology (http://www.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=647&standort=true&standortID=2&abteilungID=7) in Dresden, Germany.
Pictures: New Purple Crab Species Found (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/pictures/120418-new-crabs-purple-philippines-animals-science/)