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Photo one shows a female Sally Lightfoot in the act of depositing her offspring in the ocean! Note her position in what seems to be a shallow pool in the tidal zone and her abdomen flipped backward horizontally. She previously carried around the fertilized eggs and as they are turning into larvae she lets them float off into their planktonic life.
Isla Santiago, Galapagos
Thank you to the Charles Darwin Foundation for this information.
Spotted on Nov 25, 2012
Submitted on Dec 18, 2012
12 Comments
Thank you LE & Mona!
So cool..
stunning crab, love the third image
Thank you Alice & Diane!
Beautiful creature, incredible series, and I love the name of this crab !
Wow! How interesting!
Thanks patty!
Sergio, very lucky!
Interesting and great spotting Karen!
Wow, incredible! Lucky girl!
Thank you Peter, I had no idea of the significance of that image but I have now moved it to first place!
Thank you too Antonio!
beautiful cpture Karen,i agreed with Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos,pic #4 is amazing
WOW!!! Spotting no 4 of this fabulous series is an absolute masterpiece! You caught a female Sally Lightfoot in the act of depositing her offspring in the ocean! Note her position in what seems to be a shallow pool in the tidal zone and her abdomen flipped backward horizontally. She previously carried around the fertilized eggs and as they are turning into larvae she lets them float off into their planktonic life. - This spotting tells a story! Congratulations!