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| I'm back today from the Galapagos—where I got up close and personal with nature at its most fearless. This is a Sally Lightfoot crab, so called because it "sallies forth on light feet." [To see more Ruby Tuesday posts, go here.] |
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Is it big? For some reason I'm stuck with this image of everything on Galapagos being huge....
ReplyDelete@Dawn Treader: Wiki has it that, “The crab's round, flat carapace is slightly longer than 8 centimetres (3.1 in).” So maybe pretty much standard crab size. Nothing like this crab. Or this spider crab in captivity. Or such as this big guy rampaging on the loose. It seems that Alexa’s crabs are just relatively little guys we would never have nightmares about, or would we?
ReplyDeleteThat name and its provenance: “Sally Lightfoot” are really delightful.
Considering John Steinbeck’s words about these Sally Lightfeet Alexa must have had a telephoto lens to have gotten so close to her subject (or is that what she meant by fearless?). The Wiki article and John’s writing about them (last two paragraphs) here.
ReplyDeleteAmazing crab. Perfectly captured.
ReplyDeleteHow delightful ~ I've learned some lovely facts here this evening, Alexa! And welcome back, ma chère.
ReplyDeleteA beautifully sharp, informative image, as well as the
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Very nicely captured. Lovely creature...for a crab. Happy RT.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your contribution to Ruby Tuesday 2. You are one of the many special people who make this meme a success. Hope to see you again next week!
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Beautifully taken!
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Hello, Sally! I think you're beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot!
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Cute crab. Happy RT2.
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Excellent photo -- the crab is rich and colorful.
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