The Demania Baccalipes - Preserved Crab Specimen

Real Preserved Crab with Distinctive Patterning

Actual Demania Baccalipes crab specimen preserved and mounted for display. Natural tiger and leopard stripe patterns on carapace. Each specimen unique due to natural color and pattern variations. Scientific collection and decorative display piece.

Demania Baccalipes
Marine crab species known for distinctive spotted and striped carapace patterns. Colors typically include oranges, browns, blacks, and creams creating tiger-like or leopard-like markings.

Each individual crab has unique pattern arrangement. No two specimens identical in coloring or marking distribution.

Natural Coloration
Preserved specimens retain original shell colors and patterns. Patterns may include: stripes, spots, mottled areas, gradient color transitions. Intensity and arrangement vary between individual crabs.

Shell shows natural texture: smooth areas, granulation, ridges typical of crab anatomy.

Specimen Preparation

Preservation Process
Real crab cleaned, preserved, and dried for permanent display. Shell and legs stabilized. Mounted in natural position showing anatomical features.

Not alive. Not edible. Preserved biological specimen for collection and display purposes only.

Mounting and Position
Specimen positioned to show dorsal (top) view displaying carapace pattern. Legs arranged in natural stance. May be mounted on base or platform (verify mounting method with supplier).

Condition Notes
Natural specimen may show: slight color fading from preservation process, minor shell imperfections, natural asymmetries, leg position variations. These are normal characteristics of real biological specimens.