Sembawang gallery of intertidal life in singapore

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Leaf porter crab Neodorripe callidus Family Dorripidae The crab got its common name for its habit of carrying a leaf and hiding underneath. It has specialised legs to hold on to the leaf, while other legs are feathery and used as paddles to swim around with.

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