Boxer crab anemone
The boxer crab anemone is a small sea anemone, only about 1.5 cm tall, that lives on reefs in the warm Indo-Pacific. It is the only species in its genus, and it is special because it teams up with small boxer crabs, which carry it in their claws.1

Ho e tseba jwang
- Small and pale brown, with a base about 1 cm across1
- A crown of about 50 relatively long tentacles on top1
- A ring of branching, pale brown pseudo-tentacles halfway up the body1
- Grey, pink or green bulges called vesicles on the pseudo-tentacles1
- In daylight its pseudo-tentacles look dark brown, because of the algae they contain1
Matla a chefo
Dikete tsa disele tse nyenyane tse hlabang di thunya ha ho na le se di amang.
Chefo ya yona (eo e e kenyang ka ho loma kapa ho hlaba) e etsang?
Its stinging cells, called cnidocytes, are packed into the vesicles and tentacles. The venom is strong enough to stun small prey. In the Red Sea it is reported to be one of the most venomous sea anemones, and the toxic agent is very stable, resisting chemicals and heat.1
E kotsi hakae ho batho?
Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.In the Red Sea it is reported to be one of the most venomous sea anemones. Stings to bare skin cause pain and swelling.1
E etsang ha e tshohile?
Its vesicles, which are well armed with stinging cells, protect the pseudo-tentacles, which might otherwise look like food to a predator.1
Haeba e hlaba
- Tswa metsing mme o tlose di-tentacle tsohle (ka ditlelafo kapa ka lesela).
- Bakeng sa box jellyfish tsa tropike: tshela asene (vinegar) moo e hlabileng teng bonyane metsotswana e 30, bitsa thuso mme o itokisetse ho etsa CPR. Bakeng sa di-bluebottle le tse ding tse ngata: hlatswa ka metsi a lewatle, ebe ka metsi a tjhesang bakeng sa bohloko.
Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele
Dula o bolokehile
- O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
- E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
- Haeba e nngwe e o hlaba: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.
Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile
Hokae lefatsheng?
E kgolo hakae?
E telele hakae?
e kgutshwane ho feta monwana wa hao o monyenyane
e dieha ho feta kgofu ya serapengBoxer crab anemone e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?
Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.
E potlaka hakae?
Dintlha
Boxer crabs of the genus Lybia hold one of these anemones in each claw and wave it like a weapon to keep predators away.1
If a crab loses one anemone, it can tear the other in half, and each half grows into a new individual.1
The crab uses its anemones to stun and catch prey for itself.1
In one reported case, a sting left skin pain and swelling for several weeks, with a dark, blistered mark and long-lasting sensitivity.1
The anemones seem unharmed by being carried and used in this way.1
Moo dintlha di tswang teng
- Triactis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Triactis producta (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
- Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.
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Di-tentacle tse hlabang