Well it was more like ‘boo’ than ‘bump’ as this rough rock crab (Nectocarcinus integrifrons) stood its ground. I am not sure who was more surprised as I swam past a pylon to find this guy, claws reared, and that unmistakable ‘do you want a piece of me!’ look in its eyes. I am sure […]
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Creature of the Night
Head out onto the seagrass beds on a Port Noarlunga Night dive and there will be crabs everywhere. At first they will hold their ground, threaten with claws and appear stalwartly menacing. Get a little closer and they will scurry away to stand their ground again from a safer distance. The challenge is not one […]
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The Majid Spider Crab, (Leptomithrax gaimadii), is commonly seen critter in South Australian coastal waters. Equally at home in the sea grass, the rubble or on the jetty pylons, most of the time we see them as solitary scavengers or as mating pairs when the time is right. There is however a certain time of […]
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