Nothing to See Here... Camouflaged Crab Tries (and Fails) to Sneak Past Seahorse

A camouflaged decorator crab attempted to sneak past a big-belly seahorse off the coast of Victoria, Australia, but didn’t quite pull it off.

Jules Casey, who frequently posts underwater footage to her OneBreathDiver Instagram account, shared footage of the sponge-covered crab trying to pass by unnoticed as the seahorse watches its.

“I filmed a decorator crab as it slowly moved in front of the big-belly seahorse,” Casey told Storyful.

“The decorator crab covers itself in sponges as a form of camouflage but it wasn’t fooling the seahorse.” Credit: Jules Casey via Storyful