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> Crabs > Tumidodromia dormia
Updated 12/4/2018
Family Dromiidae
HAWAII
Tumidodromia dormia
Nanahoa, Lana'i, 30 feet
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Molt, Sea Cave, Oahu, 40 feet |
Pu'u Olai, Maui, 50 feet |
South Kona, Hawaii |
Manmade
sponge works too
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SLEEPY SPONGE CRAB
Uncommon under ledges and in caverns.
Holds onto large sponges
with hind legs. Attains carapace width of 8 inches. Reputed
to be poisonous. Formerly known as Dromia dormia. Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific. |
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