Common roach | SEA LIFE Timmendorfer Strand

SEA LIFE Timmendorfer Strand, European coasts

Majidae belongs to the crab family. Its legs are similar in length to those of spiders, that is why they are also called spider crabs.
On their body and legs the spider crabs have small hooks and bristles. The spider crabs attach algae and other things to them and camouflage themselves with them!