Periscopic Clowncrab

 | Feature | Details | | --- | --- | | **Species** | *Ostrakonskelos periskopion* ("Hard-legged periscope") | | **Attitude** | Passive | | **Type** | Mobile | | **Category** | Crustaceans | | **Biome** | Shallows, Necrolei Hills |  -![Periscopic Clowncrab](Periscopic_Clowncrab.png)+![Periscopic Clowncrab](Periscopic Clowncrab.png)   The **Periscopic Clowncrab** is a small, camouflaged lifeform that hides amongst the grass-like gorgonians of the Coral Gardens.   ## Appearance-At night, the tips of the crab's eye stalks will glow, giving a white texture to them, while retaining the black iris.  +At night, the tips of the crab's eye stalks will glow, giving a white texture to them while retaining the black iris.+  A cosmetic variant of the creature can be found in the [[Necrolei Hills]], which shares the same databank entry but is predominantly blue in color.  -![Blue Variant](Periscopic_Clowncrab_Necrolei_Hills.png)+![Blue Variant](Periscopic Clowncrab Necrolei Hills.png)   ## Databank+  **Source:** Scan a Periscopic Clowncrab  -*Ostrakonskelos periskopion*, the hard-legged periscope. A social crab that shelters among stinging anemones.- -1. **Reduced body**-The clowncrab's single-segment body is an illusion. The multiple segments of other Protean arthropods are still present, nested inside. When the clowncrab molts, it sheds its internal shells through its digestive tract.- -2. **Regenerative eyestalk**-Enormous eyestalks mimic the surrounding anemones. If bitten off by a predator, each stalk is packed with unspecialized cells that quickly regenerate missing eyes. If the stalks grow too long, the clowncrab will trim them to avoid drawing attention.- -3. **Anemone tender**-The clowncrab provides a valuable service to sessile anemones by ranging out to forage, returning nutrients in its molt and waste. It also grooms the anemones to clean parasites and infections.- -4. **Fecund stalk**-The third stalk behind the eyes is a reproductive organ. The same unspecialized cells used to heal the eyestalks become eggs or sperm. Sperm is released into the seawater, while eggs are deposited among anemones.- -**Assessment:** sign of a healthy anemone field.- +> *Ostrakonskelos periskopion*, the hard-legged periscope. A social crab that shelters among stinging anemones.+>+> **1. Reduced body**+> The clowncrab's single-segment body is an illusion. The multiple segments of other Protean arthropods are still present, nested inside. When the clowncrab molts, it sheds its internal shells through its digestive tract.+>+> **2. Regenerative eyestalk**+> Enormous eyestalks mimic the surrounding anemones. If bitten off by a predator, each stalk is packed with unspecialized cells that quickly regenerate missing eyes. If the stalks grow too long, the clowncrab will trim them to avoid drawing attention.+>+> **3. Anemone tender**+> The clowncrab provides a valuable service to sessile anemones by ranging out to forage, returning nutrients in its molt and waste. It also grooms the anemones to clean parasites and infections.+>+> **4. Fecund stalk**+> The third stalk behind the eyes is a reproductive organ. The same unspecialized cells used to heal the eyestalks become eggs or sperm. Sperm is released into the seawater, while eggs are deposited among anemones.+>+> **Assessment:** sign of a healthy anemone field.+> > *Caught script hook in allocated memory for command >> generate-databank "Clowncrab" >> echo \memory-carve -signature=0xSEABEEF5 >> restore-remarks* > > **Remark A.** Centipede! I think the PDA got this thing's anatomy and reproduction completely wrong. I swear I've seen centipedes — a bunch of clowncrabs linked up in a train. I think they grow as a single, segmented organism and then each segment splits off into its own crab. And then maybe they hook up again later? It wouldn't be the weirdest thing we've seen. [metadata author=K. "Wander" Wangmo]   ## Trivia-* The Periscopic Clowncrab was first revealed in the Subnautica discord server in an image posted by lead developer Anthony Gallegos.-* There is a variation of the Periscopic Clowncrab within the Necrolei Hills.  +*   The Periscopic Clowncrab was first revealed in the Subnautica discord server in an image posted by lead developer Anthony Gallegos.+*   There is a variation of the Periscopic Clowncrab within the Necrolei Hills.+  ## Gallery-![front of the Periscopic Clowncrab variant found in the Necrolei Hills](Periscopic_Clowncrab_variant_.webp)-![Necrolei Hills variant side](Clowncrab_variant_side.webp)+ +![front of the Periscopic Clowncrab variant found in the Necrolei Hills](Periscopic Clowncrab variant .webp)+![Necrolei Hills variant side](Clowncrab variant side.webp) ![Crabs at Night](Crab1.png) ![Closeup of the Shallows variant](Crab2.png) ![Camouflaging with grass](Crab3.png) ![Crab cleaning its eye stalk](Crab4.png) ![A small group of Periscopic Clowncrabs](Crab5.png)