KRASH NEWZ

SEPTEMBER 2022 ¤ PROUDLY PUBLISHED SINCE 2003 ¤ ISSUE 224

FUZZ-COVERED CRAB

Photos of a crab appearing to be covered in fluff have been circulating the internet recently. According to scientists, the unique species of crab uses the hair to disguise and protect itself from potential predators. The family who found the crustacean off the coast of Western Australia transported it to their local museum for official identification. The specific crab type is called a Lamarckdromia beagle, belongs to the Dromiidae family and is more commonly known as sponge crabs. Dr. Andrew Hosie, a curator at the Western Australian Museum explained, “The sponge or ascidian just keeps growing and will mould to the shape of the crab’s back… There