Good evening, nature fans. We're going to be taking a look at a couple of crustaceans that I spotted while in Costa Rica. A couple of nights ago I posted some photos from that trip and one of them showed a little crab on a branch way up in a bush; and I realized I had a couple other crab photos in the stash.
^^^Here's a halloween crab, Gecarcinus quadratus, we spotted on the jungle floor. I was pretty stoked to see these guys pop up on the hike because they only spend a portion of their adult life inland like this. They spend a good portion of their life in the ocean, where they breed.
^^^Here's the photo I posted the other night that gave me the idea for this DNF post. Until I saw this little guy in a shrub 6 or 7 feet off the ground, I had no idea there were arboreal crabs like this. There were several of them in the area too. It was an awesome surprise and I learned something new.
^^^I lifted up a big log along the shore in Manuel Antonio and saw this: TONS of hermit crabs (Cenobite compress)! There were hundreds of a all different ages and sizes. I've always like hermit crabs... it was especially cool to see them in their native habitat, rather than shitty petstore setups.
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a very interesting post my friend. I also love the portrait of life. I love the picture of this crab. thanks for sharing @customnature
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interesting and amazing
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