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<blockquote>''"We long hypothesised, from the still-glimmering corpse of this vast decapod, that it guised itself as a distant light, to lure its prey close. We discovered, eventually, that it simply pursues its prey across the zee with happy zeal. It evinces, also, a regrettable turn of speed."''<ref name = "angler crab attacks">{{ | {{Character|image1=Angler crab.png|caption1=A seemingly friendly Western Angler Crab.|location=[[The Unterzee]]|allegiance=|alias=|notable_members=|image2=|caption2=|relationships=}}<blockquote>''"We long hypothesised, from the still-glimmering corpse of this vast decapod, that it guised itself as a distant light, to lure its prey close. We discovered, eventually, that it simply pursues its prey across the zee with happy zeal. It evinces, also, a regrettable turn of speed."''<ref name = "angler crab attacks">{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/news/a-sightseers-guide-to-sunless-sea-part-five|A Sightseer’s Guide to Sunless Sea, part five|Failbetter Games|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
'''Angler Crabs''' are enormous crustaceans with two glowing stalks on their pincers, resembling the lures of anglerfish,<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Angler_Crab#Death_of_an_Angler|Death of an Angler|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and glowing, blueish blood.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Angler_Crab#Death_of_an_Angler|Dissect it|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> They come in three known varieties: the reddish '''Western Angler Crab''', the blueish '''Eastern Angler Crab''', and the weary '''Elder Angler Crab'''. | '''Angler Crabs''' are enormous crustaceans with two glowing stalks on their pincers, resembling the lures of anglerfish,<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Angler_Crab#Death_of_an_Angler|Death of an Angler|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> and glowing, blueish blood.<ref>{{FLCitation|https://sunlesssea.fandom.com/wiki/Angler_Crab#Death_of_an_Angler|Dissect it|Sunless Sea|}}</ref> They come in three known varieties: the reddish '''Western Angler Crab''', the blueish '''Eastern Angler Crab''', and the weary '''Elder Angler Crab'''. | ||
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Anglercrab_top.png|A Western Angler Crab. | Anglercrab_top.png|A Western Angler Crab. | ||
Crabcarcass.png|A deceased Western Angler Crab. | Crabcarcass.png|A deceased Western Angler Crab. | ||
Blueanglercrab.png|An Eastern Angler Crab. | Blueanglercrab.png|An Eastern Angler Crab. | ||
Revision as of 09:10, 3 September 2023
"We long hypothesised, from the still-glimmering corpse of this vast decapod, that it guised itself as a distant light, to lure its prey close. We discovered, eventually, that it simply pursues its prey across the zee with happy zeal. It evinces, also, a regrettable turn of speed."[1]
Angler Crabs are enormous crustaceans with two glowing stalks on their pincers, resembling the lures of anglerfish,[2] and glowing, blueish blood.[3] They come in three known varieties: the reddish Western Angler Crab, the blueish Eastern Angler Crab, and the weary Elder Angler Crab.
Despite their similarity to anglerfish, Angler Crabs do not use their shining appendages to lure in prey patiently. They hunt their prey the same way any other zee-crab would: with swiftness and ferocity.[1] However, they do rely on their bioluminescence to navigate; knowledgeable zailors can exploit this fact to confuse them.[4]
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A Western Angler Crab. -
A deceased Western Angler Crab. -
An Eastern Angler Crab. -
An Elder Angler Crab.
