“2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate!”

We consider this pom pom crab to be Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary’s personal cheerleader! Although they are festive, its pom-poms are actually small anemones that it carries around for defense. (Photo: NOAA. Image description: A small reddish crab with black lines on its legs and dark red patterns on its back. The crab is holding two yellow sea anemones.)