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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.
Kerala - at the time of Sunrise.
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Explored # 392 This is my friend Tenisha.. I think she's a great model! :D
Today I bought some balloons, they are SO expensive :o
Then we went to the field and I took so many shots.. I think I'll make a stop motion, cause I don't want to upload every single photo :D
In one week I will choose the winners of the print giveaway.
So you still have time to enter :D
Explored Feb. 5, 2024 #166
"I'm sure it can't be too deep, and the grass looks so much greener on that side..."
Taken in Pilanesberg Game Park. We were sitting in a hide when we noticed three rhinos coming down to drink.
Explored on 20th August, 2016 (22nd August in Australia)
This pair of roe deers was very curious as I stopped with my car by the field where they were grazing. The male had a very characteristic look as he only had one horn left. I really like this photo!
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Shot at Balea Lake, Romania
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Schmelzwassersee unterhalb des Jostedalsbreen, dem größten Festlandgletschers Europas
explore #392 on Friday, June 24, 2022
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Explore# 313 October 22, 2008
Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause
between the opposing miseries of summer and winter."
Carol Bishop Hipps
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Exploring Mülheim #6
The rural side of the Ruhrgebiet
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My 58th image on explore (03/07/2024) reaching No. 152!
The architectural restoration and revival of Kings Cross station, in London.
At the time of completion the new roof was (and may still be) the longest single-span structure in Europe, and won over 30 international design awards, including the Europa Nostra Prize for Cultural Heritage.
3-shot HDR taken with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, blended in Photomatix, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
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DAY 126 OF THE TOOTH: "OK, so I'm not supposed to tear into this area rug because why?" 6-month-old Tooth Barkington the cairn terrier (aka The Tooth) has teeth and must chew. On pretty much anything. He even gnaws on the stone hearth (real stone, not that faux veneer stuff) in front of the fireplace. On this particular evening, an old woven cotton area rug was the victim of his dental wrath. ©2022 John M. Hudson | jmhudson1.com
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"People don't notice whether it is winter or summer when they're happy." Anton Chekhov
Thank to Lenabem-Anna for the texture.
One of these mornings
You're gonna rise, rise up singing,
You're gonna spread your wings, child,
And take, take to the sky,
Lord, the sky.
Like Janis said