Munidopsis andamanica explained

Munidopsis andamanica is a species of squat lobster that lives in the deep sea and eats dead wood.^{[1] [2]} It has long chelipeds (claw-bearing legs), which are twice as long as the carapace.^[2]

Notes and References

1. News: The deep-sea crab that eats trees . . Matt Walker . 11 November 2009 . 16 November 2010.
2. Caroline Hoyoux . Magali Zbinden . Sarah Samadi . Françoise Gaill . Philippe Compère . 2009 . Wood-based diet and gut microflora of a galatheid crab associated with Pacific deep-sea wood falls . . 156 . 12 . 2421–2439 . 10.1007/s00227-009-1266-2.