This week’s WordPress photo challenge seeks distractions and for me, one thing that gets my attention is movement. I see something out of the corner of my eye and I wonder what it was, then try to find out.
In this instance, I was crossing a beach when I noticed bits of it get up and scurry away. Closer inspection revealed several of these pallid ghost crabs. They’re beautifully camouflaged, but if that cover is blown, they zip away, and I do mean zip. They take off like Usain Bolt, then stop and disappear again.
If that doesn’t work, say because some annoying individual with a camera stays hot on the trail, the crab will head for its burrow, perch on the edge, and at the slightest unwelcome movement, disappear from view.
Graham's Island 
Great picture!
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Incredible how amazingly they blend in with the background. Nature is wondrous don’t you think? Great shots.
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I agree, nature is quite wonderful. I was very happy to watch these little crabs for a while.
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Wow beautifully captured!
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Thanks. I was very happy to notice them.
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