46. the crabs

Apart from beaches, hammocks, corals, fish – for viewing as well as for eating – , variable-experience dive resorts and reminiscing about the recent Indonesian history, the Togian Islands still had something else to offer. Although the rare Coconut Crab – a creature with arms of up to 90 cms, and an overall weight of up to 4 kg – still eluded us, we did encounter several other crabs with varying arms. As you may have expected, this website does take an interest in crabs, as a side issue only, of course. And if nothing else, the pictures at least balance some of the more serious thoughts of the previous entry.

next: moving on to Gorontalo

the Crab also met some fellow creatures, an unarmed one
the Crab also met some fellow creatures, an unarmed one
one armed with somebody else's shell (hermite crab)
one armed with somebody else’s shell (apparently called a hermit crab)
and this one, no arms at all, it looks
and this one, no arms at all, it looks
no match for a very well armed crab
no match for a very well armed crab
and some crabs have a different role in life alltogether
and some crabs have a different role in life altogether

 

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