Geosesarma malayanum

Geosesarma malayanum is a species of small red crab found in Malaysia.^[1] It is famous for its relationship with pitcher plants; as such, it is classified as a nepenthephile.^[2] G. malayanum is known to visit Nepenthes ampullaria plants and raid the pitchers of their contents.^[1] It uses its claws to crush and consume the drowned prey. However, the crabs are reportedly trapped by pitchers in Brunei occasionally.^[1]

Geosesarma malayanum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Sesarmidae
Genus:	Geosesarma
Species:	G. malayanum
Binomial name
Geosesarma malayanum Ng & Lim, 1986