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Spider Crab and Algae

Presentation by April McLane

Co-Evolution

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What is Co-Evolution

Co-evolution is:

  • Evolution in a mutually dependent matter
  • Species interact so closely that they share evolutionary changes over time

Co-Evolution

Spider Crabs

Spider Crab

pt 1

pt.1

Spider crabs grab onto algae to move

pt 2

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The head of the crab is c0vered in hairs and spines that get covered in matted algae

pt 3

pt 3

The crabs use the algae to catch prey

Spider Crabs

They use the algae to camouflage since they move slowly

The spider crab has a hard shell that can't change colors which causes the need for camouflage

Eats slow moving, dead organisms

Spider crabs pt 2

Algae

Algae

Pt 1

The spider crab lives in coral reefs with the algae

Pt 2

The spider crab provides a habitat for the algae

Algae

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Algae

The spider crab eats some of the organisms that eat the algae

Predators

Protection from predators

Spider crab protects algae from being eaten and the algae camouflages the spider crab

https://necsi.edu/mutualistic-relationships

https://examples.yourdictionary.com/mutualism-examples.html

https://www.chesapeakebay.net/S=0/fieldguide/critter/common_spider_crab

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