Threat behavior of Gaetice depressus

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Shot Date: 2003/04/19
Shot Location: Fukui City Museum of Natural History

species
Gaetice depressus

Key Words
Gaetice depressus
threat behavior
chela



ISHIDA, So
2003/04/21 submitted



Animalia >Arthropoda >Malacostraca >Decapoda >Grapsidae >Gaetice >

By stimulating Gaetice depressus with a forceps, the crab assumes a posture of threat by outstretching its both chelae. This type of threat behavior with chelae is common to many crabs. (G. depressus was collected at Mizushima Is., Tsuruga, Japan)

(Data No.momo030419gd01b)

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