Mantis Shrimp

Squilla ssp.? (虾蛄属).

A mantis shrimp on Gulangyu Island, Xiamen. I thought I saw a prawn burrowing into the sand and I pulled it out with my toes for a closer look. Had I known what it was, I would have been more careful.

Scopimera Intermedia

Scopimera intermedia.

Spotted on the beach by the Hulishan Cannon Fort in Xiamen. There were many small crustaceans surrying around in the evening, but this is the only one I managed to take a clear picture of, against the oncoming darkness and the camouflaging sand.