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Sally Lightfoot crabs are rumoured to have been named after a Caribbean dancer, due to their agility in jumping from rock to rock, their ability to run in four directions and their capacity to climb up vertical slopes. This extreme agility makes them very difficult to catch.
They are brightly-coloured coastal scavengers, found in the Galapagos Islands and across the western coast of South and Central America. They have an extremely generalist diet, feeding on anything from sea lion placenta to other crabs. This makes them an important part of the ecosystem, as they provide services such as keeping the shore clean of any organic debris and eating ticks off marine iguanas. . Adult crabs show characteristic intense blue and red colouring on their shells, with a white or pale blue underbelly. Younger crabs have darker colouration with red spots, providing a higher degree of camouflage. Every time the crabs moult their shell, the spots become gradually larger, until they obtain the adult colouring.
Female Sally Lightfoot crabs carry their eggs around with them on their stomachs until they hatch into the water. The larvae then swim out to deeper waters, where they consume phytoplankton and undergo a rapid series of moults. Eventually they undergo metamorphosis to become juvenile crabs and swim to shore, where they start to scavenge, becoming bigger and more colourful with each moult. These juveniles tend to travel in large groups until they reach maturity, after which they become largely solitary when not mating. When they are not mating or feeding, the crabs spend their time hiding in cracks in rocks. If they are disturbed, they may spray water or shed one of their legs as a defence mechanism.
Their scientific name is Grapsus grapsus.
Rest in peace little Luna. Fell asleep in the early hours of the 30th November 2021 suddenly and unexpectedly at the very tender age of 3 years.
My daughter who is somewhat challenged following a brain injury, has embraced colouring books for the past year, something we can do together as well.
This is my photo for the 52 in 2019 Challenge - #34 - a work of art.
As my hands are so sore and I have been so bored not being able to sew my little critters or take photos, someone suggested colouring in with gel pens. I tried and found that I could manage it as I had to put no pressure on the paper, and this is the result of my first attempt. It looks better in real life as some of the pens are pearl which gives it a lovely effect.
Today’s exercise walk took me 12km along the coast path from Amlwch towards Lligwy. There were a few brief patches of light amongst the torrential rains and the wind. Mid march and I am starting to see small shoots of growth and a bit of colour signaling the start of a change in the season.
My kid liked her doll so much that she stuck her head on a pencil. It made for a colourful subject :-)
Pasta - the MM theme for Monday 2-Sep-2019. This is a test tube filled with dyed (food colouring) uncooked spaghetti. I dropped my first lot on the carpet. Ugh, hairy spaghetti. So this is my second lot.
My finger tips are now dyed blue, green, and red. I really hope that disappears before I go to work :-)
The red one was dyed last and not yet quite dry when I added it - so it spread itself around.
Three extension tubes used to get nice and close, and at least a hundred shots taken. Maybe I didn't take quite that many, but it sure feels like I did! Crazed lol.
And I decided I like how this is not all in total focus instead of the f22 ones I've done, with total clarity.
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Some people might be confused as to why a person might spend £££ on a modern full frame, mirrorless camera and then hold an old lens in front of the sensor just in their hand...well they just don't know how to have fun :) this isn't really technical. None of my work has ever been technically 'perfect' or even close to it. Its not the motivation. I'm a romantic sitting in thistles...
This is a project spearheaded by Pricewaterhouse Coopers to celebrate the lives and places of pioneer residents through heritage murals. These murals were painted by over 500 PwC Singapore staff volunteers over a period of six months and took 1,000 man-hours to complete! They are made up of scenes from Singapore's past and present.