Creature Feature

[reefboy]

found this guy on a brain coral in last nights shippment thought i'd seen it all this guy gave me the willy's lol

 

[Eklikewhoa]

DUde......that is freaky looking!

 

[turbois300]

Something out of X-files!!!!!!!!!! Not sure if those are eyes but they are WAY out of proportion to the rest of the body????? An odd feature indeed!!

 

[TritonsGarden]

really cool looking ... but what the heck is it???
KT

 

[MarvinsReef]

man, talk about spiders.. totally looks like one... yikes!!!!

 

[edwing206]

Scary! Those aren't eyes are they?!?!

 

[Eklikewhoa]

I would set up a little tank for it just to have a conversation piece....

 

[Sambo]

how much for that guy?! ;)

 

[gflat65]

Yeah, if you don't want him, let us know. I've got a littel misfits tank he'd go great in;).

 

[reef-nut]

How would you like to move a coral and have him grab your finger?

 

[Sambo]

how big is he?

 

[reefboy]

Pretty small probly 1/4 inch little bigger then a blue leg hermit.Its still alive I'm moving to its on cube will see what it grows into lol and yes those are the eyes and I have no idea what it is other then a crab as it has pinchers.

 

[jonbar1]

Looks like it will grow into one of the aliens they call the Greys

 

[Azurel]

That thing is nuts......Try and get Dr. Ron shemik(spelling?) to see if he can Id it for you......That thing gives me the creeps.

 

[reefboy]

Good idea Ill post over there.

 

[FateX8]

so aliens do exist!
looks like they just left one behind

 

[rackyrane]

Hey guys, could this be an cirolanid isopod? One of the kind that latches on to fish and eventually kills them?
Couple of things to read---
http://www.reefs.org/library/article/clarke_shimek.html
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/isopodfaqs.htm
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/rs/index.php