[Leica] Sally Lightfoots and Lava Lizards

[Douglas Barry]

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
>
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