Hoary Rubble Crab
Hoary Rubble Crab
Beware. This brightly coloured crab is highly poisonous to humans and contains toxins which are not destroyed by cooking. There is no antidote!
The hoary Rubble Crab (Banareia palmeri) lives on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Like most crabs it is a scavenger and eats whatever it can find on the ocean floor. This specimen is 15cm across, with legs are much smaller than claws. The spikes along its claws and body are for defence. There are a lot of larger predators on the bottom of the ocean and the spikes make the crabs appear less appetising.
15cm
15cm
Hoary Rubble Crab
Beware. This brightly coloured crab is highly poisonous to humans and contains toxins which are not destroyed by cooking. There is no antidote!
The hoary Rubble Crab (Banareia palmeri) lives on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Like most crabs it is a scavenger and eats whatever it can find on the ocean floor. This specimen is 15cm across, with legs are much smaller than claws. The spikes along its claws and body are for defence. There are a lot of larger predators on the bottom of the ocean and the spikes make the crabs appear less appetising.
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- Antidote
- A medicine or other remedy that can counteract the effects of poison.
- Toxins
(from the Greek: τοξικόν, toxikon) A poisonous substance produced by living cells or organisms. Toxins can be both minor and acute (as in a bee sting – minor unless you are allergic, when it can be fatal) to almost immediately deadly to all.
