#captain kuppa speaks

[captain-kuppa]

Say ahoy to the cheerleader of deep seas:

Pom Pom Crab!

[Lybia Tessellata]

These crabs are known for their signature move of always carrying a small living sea anemone around, which helps them catch food and protect themselves from predators. And thas' where they get them name from!

They arr also called "Hawaiian Boxer Crabs"

They can live up to 6 years in a human-made, low competition environment.

Yes, it do shake them pom poms. If provoked or attacked by a predator, the pom-pom crab will threaten the aggressor by waving it’s anemones around, the tentacles armed with cnidocytes (stinging cells).

The Pom Pom Crab are very popular in nano tanks. But don't be keeping these wild hearties in a small cage! They belong in deep seas, not yer aquarium.

[ Fun Fact! This fellows Hawaiian name is kūmimi pua, meaning “inedible flower crab”. ]

Lybia tessellata is a small crab growing to a width of about 2.5 cm (1 in).

The females are sometimes seen with a large red egg mass on the lower part of the body. The eggs hatch and undergo several stages before settling down on the sea floor.

The chelipeds(entire claw) do not have the broad chelae (claws) typical of decapod crabs. Instead they are slim and each has a fine finger bearing eight or nine spines.

What a fit fo' the typical cheerleader gal stereotypa!

They be professional cleaners too! The sea anemone’s tentacles can be used like mops, gathering debris and food particles from the ground around the crab’s hiding place.

They be omnivores but apparently prefer animal matter to plant matter. The front claws are not used for feeding at all, and the first pair of working legs are used for feeding.

[1] | [2] | [3] || Kuppa sends big love to me human matey Fall fo' the new crab blog idea.

[musemash]

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, the pioneering 1897 sci-fi novel by HG WELLS, has been adapted many times – and Multi Facet Fables offers a homage to several of these editions.  

Below, you’ll find links to copies of two feature films; a BBC miniseries; excerpts from several other productions; an audiobook of the original story; and documentaries about the notorious 1938 ORSON WELLES Halloween prank broadcast.

Speaking of which, you can also access a complete recording of that brilliant 1938 Mercury Theatre production. There are also several other entertaining videos inspired by the story. And as an epilogue, you’ll find our homage to Welles, taken from MFF’s upcoming OMEN TIDE fantasy.

The Great Martian War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bERNcnaT-ko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucu_N2uq8XA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijPeKgL22n8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b95Ge1w61YA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BekrE1k4iOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2eQmPDjCSg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CGppioFFCo Illustrations 1906 https://www.openculture.com/2015/09/the-first-illustrations-of-h-g-wells-war-of-the-worlds.html Audiobook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2_M1Tp-QR8 Lux Radio Theatre 1955 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMmQHQgtybQ Mercury Theatre Script https://www.wellesnet.com/the-war-of-the-worlds-radio-script/ AT&T vs The Martians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R29BTsoIHpQ NPR Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol3NRuMOEGk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7811lx10y4 The Untold Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfsRfiOiWo Invasion From Mars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UidtqwwEtLw Myth Or Legend? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJezIC1gTtw Fake Panic? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7amqdrVO-E0 The Night America Trembled https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jeW30vLwds WKBW Remake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1A0R1vldv4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zzEGD1ESr8 50th Anniversary Tributes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGetn5kBEOc The Night That Panicked America https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x285904 https://archive.org/details/thenightthatpanickedamericaorsonwelles1975tvrip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMfwlQCXysU NPR Remake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIeYnoutthU Jeff Wayne Musical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICyj91GSzQA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQnns4oxrTI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6N6PAYabxI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvQH-_mrSPo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVIoU0TD7n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6DMQzzMLnc Full Movie 1953 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exE5-4Tm9Jw https://www.123movies.net/watch/ovlYoAxP-the-war-of-the-worlds.html Full Movie 2005 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLnQXsKn5-E https://123movies.net/watch/kzGOkZGK-war-of-the-worlds.html Fox TV Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MftR63nmBV8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui2vfw8bEsU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb8cmSQij5U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72jGdaj4SmU BBC Miniseries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-yas0yPbLU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv1gc7wpxb8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXLzpUHxvXs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXUFHimIEP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EIDYbGXjUU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y_RWHOXRHU Full Episodes https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7o4kmm https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7of1li https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7mx25a https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7mx2ho Mercury Theatre 1938 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfNsCcOHsNI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWD9Q6klzco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQQNKJaUQQc The Remaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXHfd7RFGFw Captain Kuppa T https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFc0MtL-95M Dancing Alien Tripods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptOt9XCCaos War Of The Worlds 1913 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZhUl0Eg5_A Death Machines Attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K-dbCGqF3k End Of Humanity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGh0_CfvVSY End Of The Machines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFmADO4UMII Apocalypse Lost In Space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5jn7_m2OVM

Updated November 1, 2020