These are Sally Lightfoot crabs. That I do know. What I’m not sure about is whether or not they’re fighting or involved in some sort of mating dance. If you notice, little fella has the big fella’s eye in a bit of a claw clamp. I know that they do perform a mating dance, just not sure if the eye grab is part of the process. These two were doing there thing on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands atop the characteristic lava rock of many of the islands in the archipelago. Nikon D800 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 360mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/6400th of a second
Amazing shot. I suspect this is more of a fight than a mating ritual. I found this video showing the mating. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvSo8Qe-0Sk No eye grabbing here!
great pic. ) looks like she control ,) of the last word, ) if she was my wife, she would be mud, ) what I mean is we both have to agree upon the subect, not just one rules. ? ) thanks me.
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These are Sally Lightfoot crabs. That I do know. What I’m not sure about is whether or not they’re fighting or involved in some sort of mating dance. If you notice, little fella has the big fella’s eye in a bit of a claw clamp. I know that they do perform a mating dance, just not sure if the eye grab is part of the process. These two were doing there thing on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands atop the characteristic lava rock of many of the islands in the archipelago.
Aye ya yay!
No one ever said it was easy being a crab.
Crabs always make good photo subjects. These two have splendid coloration, making them dramatically stand out from the background. Nice capture!
Yes, they are everywhere in the Galapagos, always easily seen against the black lava rock.
Amazing shot. I suspect this is more of a fight than a mating ritual. I found this video showing the mating. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvSo8Qe-0Sk No eye grabbing here!
That’s what I figured. Even for a crab, pinching an eyeball can’t possibly be chivalrous.
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great pic. ) looks like she control ,) of the last word, ) if she was my wife, she would be mud, ) what I mean is we both have to agree upon the subect, not just one rules. ? ) thanks me.
Ha. Thanks Michael.