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sand bubbler crab

Scopimera sp. or Dotilla sp.

Description:

Traces on the sand at low tide

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sand bubbler crab
Scopimera sp. or Dotilla sp. Sand bubbler crab


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4 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

Wonderful series!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

"When the tide is out, they emerge on to the surface of the sand, and scour the sand for food, forming it into inflated pellets, which cover the sand. The crabs work radially from the entrance to their burrow, which they re-enter as the tide rises and destroys the pellets." from the reference link :-)

Pavel Borodin
Pavel Borodin 11 years ago

They make beatifull patterns. What is the purpose? Sexual selection?

The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

Indeed, this is made by little crabs that burrow in the sand. I have seen them making it in Thailand beaches :-)

Pavel Borodin
Spotted by
Pavel Borodin

ภูเก็ต, Ko Phuket#phuket, Thailand

Spotted on Jan 21, 2012
Submitted on Dec 9, 2012

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