Lately, I’ve been taking photos of heads of coral to see what lurks within. In this instance, I thought I saw something down there and snapped a couple of photos. When I looked again, I thought, maybe that’s just dead coral.
It was only when I got home and zoomed in on the photos that I saw red in the bands on the legs of what proved to be Isabelle’s Hermit Crabs. According to my marine invertebrate book, this crab was unknown in Hawaii until 2003, meaning that it is a new arrival or has somehow been overlooked by previous researchers. The species only got a formal name in 1997, from a French zoologist, who named it after his wife.
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They’re pretty cute, but was he having a go at his wife?
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I don’t think so. They’re beautiful little crabs.
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Hope Isabelle liked the crabs!
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Oh Becky, that made me laugh. I was going to say this was a perfect one for next months Squares
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Now you point that out. Perhaps I’ll get a better photo by then.
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I’m your ideas man 😁
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You are wicked! I’m sure she took it in the spirit it was intended.
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