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African Rainbow Land Crab (male) emerging from it's burrow, Keta Lagoon

African Rainbow Land Crab (male) emerging from it's burrow, Keta Lagoon

This must be one the most colourful crabs in the world. And it is fun to see them going out and using the enlarged scissors to wave at females to attract them. ...
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This must be one the most colourful crabs in the world. And it is fun to see them going out and using the enlarged scissors to wave at females to attract them. They where also pretty shy so as soon as they noticed me they moved back under the ground!
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NIKON D300S

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Aperture 71/10 ISO 400 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 5000/10

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Jul, 2016

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