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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.
The Shimna River tumbles past an ancient tree in Tollymore Forest Park, a lovely place that is at its finest wearing its Autumn colours.
In Explore December 12, 2024.
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This is one amazing beast of a waterfall, one I felt I could do no justice to with my camera..But for all the work i put into hiking up here in slushy snow, Im going to post one anyway... :)
Last minute 48 hour trip taking in a few new spots and some old locations. 17 hour days and mixed weather added to the fun.
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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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Kerala - at the time of Sunrise.
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Schmelzwassersee unterhalb des Jostedalsbreen, dem größten Festlandgletschers Europas
explore #392 on Friday, June 24, 2022
Explore# 313 October 22, 2008
Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause
between the opposing miseries of summer and winter."
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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)
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Adult Red Knot in breeding plumage - New Jersey, USA
As I’ve mentioned before, I spent a lot of time in 2020 exploring new places in New Jersey to find birds. During the peak of spring shorebird migration, I’ve made few trips all the way down to Delaware Bay to find Red Knots in their full alternate plumage. I can’t wait to come back there again this season
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My brother in law has a Explore theory - "Every day Explore set must have a train photo". I decided to check that and started to look opurtunity to shot one.
This shot is combined with 2 photos taken with Samsung S4, first background shot in HDR mode and train in normal mode both combined in PS and processed in LR.