Stamp: Devil Crab (Zosimus aeneus) (Papua New Guinea(Crabs) Mi:PG 763,Sn:PG 885,Yt:PG 746,Sg:PG 772,Sev:PG 736 📮

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Devil Crab (Zosimus aeneus)

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Country:
Papua New Guinea
Series:
Crabs
Catalog codes:
Michel PG 763
Stamp Number PG 885
Yvert et Tellier PG 746
Stanley Gibbons PG 772
Seven Seas Stamps PG 736
Themes:
Animals (Fauna) | Crabs | Crustaceans | Sea Life
Issued on:
1995-10-25
Colors:
Multicolor
Designers:
Jane Moore
Printers:
Leigh-Mardon Ltd., Melbourne
Format:
Stamp
Emission:
Commemorative
Perforation:
14
Printing:
Offset lithography
Face value:
0.21 K - Papua New Guinean kina
Score:
80% Accuracy: Medium
Description:
Also known as Toxic Reef Crab. Both shell and flesh contain significant concentrations of neurotoxins, including tetrodotocin (the toxin in pufferfish) and saxitoxin. Consumption can be fatal. Found throughout Indo-Pacific region from South Africa to Hawaii.

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