I've been looking for the stunning Coleman shrimp for years.  These shrimp are always found in pairs, and they are only found on fire urchins.  The expert guides at Maluku Divers found these for me the first time I asked to see them.  It was really too easy.    Thanks, Samuel! 

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  • Ambon, Indonesia, February 2012
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  • MIMICRY, BEHAVIOR: male and female Coleman's shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) shelter among spines of venomous fire sea urchin (Asthenosoma varium), Ambon, Indonesia, February 2012; also called Commensal Sea Urchin Shrimp
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  • MIMICRY, BEHAVIOR: male and female Coleman's shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) shelter among spines of venomous fire sea urchin (Asthenosoma varium), Ambon, Indonesia, February 2012; also called Commensal Sea Urchin Shrimp
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  • MIMICRY, BEHAVIOR: male and female Coleman's shrimp (Periclimenes colemani) shelter among spines of venomous fire sea urchin (Asthenosoma varium), Ambon, Indonesia, February 2012; also called Commensal Sea Urchin Shrimp