Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amazing looking crab, Jayanand, and I'd like to see your big toe beside one to get a sense of scale :-), but the pic of the crop is Predator as the grasshopper looks huge and quite a mouthful. Douglas On 27/12/2018 17:26, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote: > Continuing our exploration of the fauna of Galapagos.... > > Sally Lightfoot Crabs are the scavengers of the shoreline across the > islands in the Galapagos. I found them most photogenic, with their bright > colours standing out like a sore thumb whether on sand or basalt. As you > can see there is a bit of variation in the actual colours. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-2439.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181125-2446.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-3777.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-6044.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5821.jpg.html > > Lava Lizards, as their name suggests, are tiny predators of the rocky > basalt areas, hiding in the nooks and crannies and ambushing unsuspecting > insects. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181126-3660.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/Galapagos/Galapagos-20181129-5693.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >