Strawberry crab!A bizarre species of crab, named the Strawberry Crab, has been found off Taiwan.
Professor Ho Ping-ho from the National Taiwan Ocean University said the crab resembles a species called Neoliomera Pubescens, that lives in the areas around Hawaii, Polynesia and Mauritius.
However it has a clam-shaped shell about 1 inch wide, which makes it distinct.
Crabs are omnivores feeding primarily on algae. There are more than 5,000 known species in the world.
Professor Ho Ping-ho from the National Taiwan Ocean University told local media that he made the Strawberry Crap discovery as he did research on the environmental impact of a shipwreck in 2009 on the beaches of southern Kenting National Park.
Picture: Strawberry Crab."One was dead while the other was dying when they were found on a beach of Chialoshui," Professor Ho Ping-ho said.
"Luckily the oil leak from the shipwreck was not serious, otherwise the two crabs might have been polluted and escaped our eyes," Ho Ping-ho said.
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