Santa Cruz & North Seymour Islands
Searching for reptiles, we looked among rocks and boulders in North Seymour, but
A Sally Lightfoot Crab was found by Rafael, one of the endemic guides.
Lonely and vulnerable, that’s the life of a crab.
Living on the edge and hanging upside down.
Young crab molts, it increases its size considerably, but it is exposed to danger while it is still in its unprotected, soft state.
Living organisms can re-grow a portion of its body that has been injured or lost and is well known as regeneration.
In many species, mating occurs only when the female has just molted and her new shell is not yet hard.
Gain access to the females being aggressive toward one another, males often fight.
Having separate sexes, a characteristic of all species.
The body is covered by a chitinous shell also called carapace.
Front legs bear pincers (chelae) used in feeding, defense, and display.
On their side they often walk, as well as forward or backwards.
Open eyes to predators, always aware of danger.
The reduced abdomen, no longer used in locomotion in many species, is tucked under the body.
Crabs can replace severed legs. Lost legs and chelae can be replaced when molting takes place.
Red is their favorite color to wear, but blue and yellow are found as well.
Abdomen of the true crabs serves, in the female, as a brood pouch for the eggs.
Body has several pairs of appendages, of which four pairs serve as walking legs and a pair of powerful claws.
Searching for reptiles, we looked among rocks and boulders in North Seymour, but
A Sally Lightfoot Crab was found by Rafael, one of the endemic guides.
Lonely and vulnerable, that’s the life of a crab.
Living on the edge and hanging upside down.
Young crab molts, it increases its size considerably, but it is exposed to danger while it is still in its unprotected, soft state.
Living organisms can re-grow a portion of its body that has been injured or lost and is well known as regeneration.
In many species, mating occurs only when the female has just molted and her new shell is not yet hard.
Gain access to the females being aggressive toward one another, males often fight.
Having separate sexes, a characteristic of all species.
The body is covered by a chitinous shell also called carapace.
Front legs bear pincers (chelae) used in feeding, defense, and display.
On their side they often walk, as well as forward or backwards.
Open eyes to predators, always aware of danger.
The reduced abdomen, no longer used in locomotion in many species, is tucked under the body.
Crabs can replace severed legs. Lost legs and chelae can be replaced when molting takes place.
Red is their favorite color to wear, but blue and yellow are found as well.
Abdomen of the true crabs serves, in the female, as a brood pouch for the eggs.
Body has several pairs of appendages, of which four pairs serve as walking legs and a pair of powerful claws.
