23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Living on the edge

A harlequin swimming crab: (Lissocarcinus laevia) was sitting on the rim of a large tube anemone. These are not uncommon appparently but i was struck by the endearing appearance of the crab and the waving tentacles of the tube anemones, and the colous and texture of both.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2025
Date Uploaded: 11.2025
Photo Location: Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
Camera: ILCE-7RM5
Copyright: © Peter McGee