'Fluffy' New Crab Species Covered In Hair Discovered By Scientists
NDTV
The photos of the fuzzy new species have been circulating on the internet, with many users posting hilarious comments on its appearance.
Scientists have discovered a creepy new type of crab that disguises itself by hair scraped from other sea creatures. The crab uses the hair to protect itself from other predators, said the experts.
The "fluffy" creature. Instead, they create a coat by trimming the living sponges using their claws.
A report in USA News Today said that the crab type has been named Lamarckdromia beagle after Charles Darwin's ship. It belongs to the Dromiidae family, commonly known as sponge crabs.
It was discovered by a family off the coast of Western Australia and they sent it to the local museum for identification, according to a report in The Guardian.
