Mottle brown Columbus crab found washed ashore. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Also referred to as Gulfweed crab or flotsam crab. Conspicuous eyes in wide orbits at the corners of the wide front edge of the carapace. First pair of pereiopods - or walking legs - with a symmetrical pair of chelae - or claws… Continue reading Columbus crab (Planes minutus)
Tag: camouflage
The Plastic Life of Hermit Crabs 🦀🐚🗑️ [11 min]
Let's Start A Conversation ! 💬 #10 - Biological & Ecological News Video published on my YouTube channel as part of the 'Let's Start A Conversation' playlist, that shares biological and ecological news in a fun and concise manner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkvl0Pr_pPo We are in the Anthropocene and plastic is everywhere. On the ground. In the ground.… Continue reading The Plastic Life of Hermit Crabs 🦀🐚🗑️ [11 min]
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
Common octopus hiding in a rock pool. Unknown location on the South African coastline (2021). All Octopus species have eight arms, each with two rows of suckers, and lack an external shell. The species are distinguished by the tip of the male's right third arm (the hectocotylus arm), which is suckerless and transmits sperm to… Continue reading Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
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