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 ABOUTfeatured: 30 Best Snorkeling Blogs Fun Ways to enjoy the caribbeanOLDER POST:Orange Elephant Ear Sponge, Faces in NatureNEWER POST:Yellowbelly Hamlet or a New Hybrid? Sea BassJun 25, 10 Comments Off
Good evening friends, better late than never, here is my little baby land crab I found the other day while out shooting wildflowers. This is called a Mangrove Crab or Sesarma which is a genus of terrestrial crabs. Many species within this genus live in mangroves and have evolved to be fully terrestrial, which means they do not have to return to the sea even to spawn. Aimee and I see these crabs all over, they love digging holes under rocks and will spend the whole day completely buried in the mud or sand. At night is when they are very active and will venture out for food. This little guy was about 3 inches wide but can get to be as big as 12 to 14 inches. Some of you may remember years ago when we lived at our other house I sent out a photo of a big one that was clinging to the outside of our wall 25 feet above the ground. I remember we heard this scratching noise outside and looked out our second story window and there he was just stuck to the side of the building, they are really amazing climbers. You can see a few of the small half inch shells around him that kind of helps with a size comparison. I found this little jewel buried underneath a piece of plywood but he took off the second I lifted it up. I managed to get in front of him for a few shots before he crawled under the lip of a big rock and started digging himself in and in just minutes he was gone! I did walk by the rock today and looked under, I think he is still there? As these crabs get older they loose this beautiful color and will turn a yellowish/tan color which then makes them much harder to see.
I did a dive today and found something I have only seen in books. It a multi-colored hamlet meaning it’s cross breed with another species of hamlet, it’s so cool, I will try and send it out tomorrow and explain it in more detail. I will most likely send the photo off to some fish experts as it could be a fairly important find.
Off to bed, see you tomorrow, Barry
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