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  • Red-spotted coral crab, Trapezia tigrina, inside an Acropora hard coral, Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
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  • Violet land crab, Geograpsus grayi, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
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  • Violet land crab, Geograpsus grayi, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
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  • Violet land crab, Geograpsus grayi, SanXianTai/ San-Hsien-T'ai Island, Chenggong township, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-10-211631.jpg
  • Swimming crab, Charybdis japonica, Penglai, located on the southern coast of Gulf of Bohai, Yellow Sea. Penglai, formerly known as Dengzhou or Tengchow, belongs to the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170923-105129-84S.jpg
  • Taiwans largest land crab species, Cardisoma cardiflex, Banana Bay Forest Rerserve, Kenting National Park, Taiwan
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  • Swimming crab, Charybdis japonica, Penglai, located on the southern coast of Gulf of Bohai, Yellow Sea. Penglai, formerly known as Dengzhou or Tengchow, belongs to the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170923-140825-93S.jpg
  • Swimming crab, Charybdis japonica, Penglai, located on the southern coast of Gulf of Bohai, Yellow Sea. Penglai, formerly known as Dengzhou or Tengchow, belongs to the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170923-141023-12S.jpg
  • Taiwans largest land crab species, Cardisoma cardiflex, Banana Bay Forest Rerserve, Kenting National Park, Taiwan
    SWD-2019-05-07-155330.jpg
  • Swimming crab, Charybdis japonica, Zhifu Island (Chinese: 芝罘島), Shandong Province, China, byt the Bohai Sea, that is the inner part of the Yellow Sea where both the Yellow River and Hai He flow into.<br />
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Conservation: The Yellow Sea is one of the most threatened marine areas on earth. Land reclamation has destructed more than 60% of tidal wetlands in only 50 years. Rapid coastal development for agriculture, aquaculture and industrial.development are primary drivers of coastal destruction in the region. In addition pollution, harmful algal blooms, invasion of introduced species are having a negative effect. There are 25 intentionally introduced species and 9 unintentionally introduced species in the Yellow Sea marine ecosystem.
    MLU-20170924-095918-50S.jpg
  • Blue-eyed coral crab, Cymo quadrilobatus, that just changed its shell, Kenting Nationalpark, Kenting, Taiwan.<br />
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On the southern tip of Taiwan with the Pacific Ocean all around the tip with clear water, coral reefs and abundant marine life in.
    MLU-20190530-202914-58S.jpg
  • Close up of a Crab spider, Misumena sp. Thomisidae, East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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  • Crab spider, Misumena sp. Thomisidae, sitting in a in a Chrysanthemum flower waiting for pray, East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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  • Tiny hermit crab, Paguridae sp, living in a hole in the reef, Green Island, Taiwan.<br />
The island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean famous for clear water, coral reefs and marine life in abundance.
    MLU-20190526-131945-88S.jpg
  • Close up of a Crab spider, Misumena sp. Thomisidae, East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    SWD-2018-06-12-101747.jpg
  • Crab spider, Misumena sp. Thomisidae, sitting in a in a Chrysanthemum flower waiting for pray, East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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  • Crab spider, Misumena sp. Thomisidae, sitting in a in a Chrysanthemum flower waiting for pray, East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China
    SWD-2018-06-12-202418.jpg
  • Boxer crab, Lybia tessellata is a small crab in the family Xanthidae. Also commonly known as the pom-pom crab because of its habit of carrying a sea anemone around in each of its claws, these resembling pom-poms or boxing gloves. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Boxer crab, Lybia tessellata is a small crab in the family Xanthidae. Also commonly known as the pom-pom crab because of its habit of carrying a sea anemone around in each of its claws, these resembling pom-poms or boxing gloves. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Secondary school student show post cards they have made at the release event of juvenile horseshoe crab that has been artificially-bred by City University of Hong Kong, and collectively releasing them into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-131512-19US.jpg
  • A decorator crab using brown seaweed, Padina gymnospora, to hide itself. About 75 percent of decorator crabs (also known as Majoid crabs) participate in some type of shell decoration. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
    MLU-20171119-202903-89S.jpg
  • Secondary school students release a juvenile horseshoe crabs that has been artificially-bred by City University of Hong Kong, and collectively releasing them into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-121138-39US.jpg
  • Secondary school students release a juvenile horseshoe crabs that has been artificially-bred by City University of Hong Kong, and collectively releasing them into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-122819-48US.jpg
  • Secondary school student interviewed TV channel about the  release of juvenile horseshoe crabs that has been artificially-bred by City University of Hong Kong, and collectively releasing them into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-124416-65US.jpg
  • Low tide at Ha Pak Nai. A wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-181334-46US.jpg
  • Ha Pak Nai is a very popular sunset spot for young people. Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-183121-33US.jpg
  • Minute horse shoe crabs raised by the secondary school students to be released into the wild after about six months. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-122109-12US.jpg
  • Trails in the mud made by a juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus at Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154817-76US.jpg
  • Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-160234-01US.jpg
  • The river running out at Ha Pak Nai wetland, an area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-161016-14US.jpg
  • Locals using salt to catch mollusks in the mud with a high risk of creating a unbalances salinity in Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-175217-72US.jpg
  • Kevin Laurie, protector of Ha Pak Nai habitat for the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-124048-23US.jpg
  • Joe Cheung, OPCFHK, explains to the students how the events is going to work. Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-124008-12US.jpg
  • A small transponder (sender) injected into the juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, before the release. Lcoation Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-125145-30US.jpg
  • Old shells from the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-150152-44US.jpg
  • Old shells from the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-150148-43US.jpg
  • Juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus at Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-153515-44US.jpg
  • Juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus at Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154729-62US.jpg
  • The tide is coming at Ha Pak Nai. A wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-180951-36US.jpg
  • A small transponder (sender) injected into the juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, before the release. Lcoation Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-125754-82US.jpg
  • Joe CHeung, OPCFHK, show the students juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus atHa Pak Nai. A wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-132042-41US.jpg
  • Beach findings with shells fron the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-141039-82US.jpg
  • Juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus at Ha Pak Nai, a wetland area, mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-151510-22US.jpg
  • Locals using salt to catch mollusks in the mud with a high risk of creating a unbalances salinity in Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area dominate by a mudflat, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. It is one of few place where juvenile Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, is found. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-180551-91US.jpg
  • Three chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-134554-41US.jpg
  • Chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-134750-05US.jpg
  • Juvenile chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-134737-95US.jpg
  • Beach findings with shells fron the chinese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160630-140947-73US.jpg
  • Staff form Ocean Park Conservation Fund, OPCF, ans students visit Ha Pak Nai to see the juvenile chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154757-75US.jpg
  • Staff form Ocean Park Conservation Fund, OPCF, ans students visit Ha Pak Nai to see the juvenile chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154902-80US.jpg
  • Staff form Ocean Park Conservation Fund, OPCF, ans students visit Ha Pak Nai to see the juvenile chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154906-82US.jpg
  • Staff form Ocean Park Conservation Fund, OPCF, ans students visit Ha Pak Nai to see the juvenile chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
    MLU-20160617-154934-85US.jpg
  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Chinese horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus tridentatus, Ha Pak Nai is a wetland area, mud-bank in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs at all, but are most closely related to spiders, scorpions and trilobites. Tachypleus tridentatus is a species of horseshoe crab found in the seas off China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. IUCN status is; data deficient.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Yellow claw of a male fiddler crab, Hak Pak Nai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong, China. 弧边招潮蟹,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Fiddler crab, Hak Pak Nai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong, China. 弧边招潮蟹,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Red-clawed crab (Perisesarma bidens), Hak Pak Nai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong, China. 双齿近相手蟹,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Red-clawed crab (Perisesarma bidens), Hak Pak Nai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong, China. 双齿近相手蟹,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Green decorator crab. Decorator crabs includes several different species, belonging to the family Majoidea, Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Horseshoe crab release event oragnized by Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hak Pak Nai beach, Yue Long, Hong Kong, China. 香港海洋公园保育基金组织鲎野放活动,下白泥海滩,元朗,中国香港。
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  • Porcelain anemone crab, Neopetrolistes maculatus, Kenting National Park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan
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  • Red freshwater crab in Tangjiahe river, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province; China
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  • Anemone hermit crab,Dardanus pedunculatus, Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Porcelain anemone crab, Neopetrolistes maculatus, and juvenile threespot dascyllus, Dascyllus trimaculatus), also known as domino damsel in their anemone host. Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Hermit crab, Calcinus gaimardii, Island Xiaoliuqiu, Little Liuqiu (Chinese: 小琉球), located southwest in Taiwan. Taiwan's only large coral island.
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  • Male fiddler crab hides in an old shell at Ha Pak Nai, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China)
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  • Male fiddler crab hides in an old shell at Ha Pak Nai, a mudflat in the Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China)
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  • Antennules on a hermit crab, Pak Lap Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Wispy waspfish, Paracentropogon longispinis, or sailfin washfish, in front of a stoen crab. Wispy waspfish is a nocturnal benthic species, an ambush predator mimicking a crumpled, dead leaf or a drifting piece of seaweed. It feeds on shrimps and other tiny crustaceans which it sucks into its mouth. Night dive outside Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Tai Po Tsai, Sai kung, Hong Kong, China.<br />
This Image is a part of the mission Wild Sea Hong Kong (Wild Wonders of China).
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  • Red freshwater crab in Tangjiahe river, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province; China
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  • Large red crab in the river, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province; China
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  • Large red crab in the river, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province; China
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  • Large red crab in the river, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province; China
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  • Spider Decorator Crab, Camposcia retusa, Kenting National Park located on the Hengchun Peninsula of Pingtung County, Taiwan
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