Taken at a site called "Torpedo Alley" off Rinca Island, Indoensia at night at a depth of around 13 metres on sand. It appears to have a polychaete living on its carapace.
Another crab from Indonesia
Started by ATJ, Nov 15 2012 07:40 PM
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Posted 15 November 2012 - 07:40 PM
I need some help identifying this cute little fella...
Taken at a site called "Torpedo Alley" off Rinca Island, Indoensia at night at a depth of around 13 metres on sand. It appears to have a polychaete living on its carapace.
Taken at a site called "Torpedo Alley" off Rinca Island, Indoensia at night at a depth of around 13 metres on sand. It appears to have a polychaete living on its carapace.
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Posted 15 November 2012 - 09:47 PM
How about the "Make my Day" crab? No clue, sorry.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 07:39 AM
Hi Andrew -- It's something in the family Xanthidae or one of the families split off from it. There are hundreds of these little crabs & hard to id even with full body photos, sorry. But that polychaete hat is fabulous! I wish I had one so fetching.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 06:34 PM
Love the worm on his head!
Ugh... I sold my u/w gear and just looking at this little crab makes me miss diving and U/W photography so much!!!
Of course along with that I thank my lucky stars I was privileged enough to take some shots underwater... but the act of it is so much more than looking at photos... I just miss being underwater will little guys like this...
You can have your fancy parties with interesting people spouting shit out of their mouths... I would take a night underwater with this guy any day.
Sorry for the rant... I just miss the water...
Ugh... I sold my u/w gear and just looking at this little crab makes me miss diving and U/W photography so much!!!
Of course along with that I thank my lucky stars I was privileged enough to take some shots underwater... but the act of it is so much more than looking at photos... I just miss being underwater will little guys like this...
You can have your fancy parties with interesting people spouting shit out of their mouths... I would take a night underwater with this guy any day.
Sorry for the rant... I just miss the water...
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Posted 17 November 2012 - 09:47 AM
Sorry to hear that!
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Posted 17 November 2012 - 02:18 PM
Jeremy, I really feel for you. I love diving and taking photos so much I hate it if I can't go for at least one dive on a weekend.
Thanks, Leslie. I didn't notice the polychaete until looking at the photos. I have poor close vision (I'm an old fart) and frequently find gems like this after the dive. This particular dive I had a number of such suprises.
There was this crab holding a sand dollar on its back. I had just assumed it was a flat-top crab until looking at the photo:
A spider crab with hydroids (I saw the crab but not the hydroids):
A dwarf lionfish with a copepod parasite on its eye:
And then there were the crabs carrying upside-down jellyfish on their backs:
(Sorry, Jeremy if make you miss UW photography more.)
Thanks, Leslie. I didn't notice the polychaete until looking at the photos. I have poor close vision (I'm an old fart) and frequently find gems like this after the dive. This particular dive I had a number of such suprises.
There was this crab holding a sand dollar on its back. I had just assumed it was a flat-top crab until looking at the photo:
A spider crab with hydroids (I saw the crab but not the hydroids):
A dwarf lionfish with a copepod parasite on its eye:
And then there were the crabs carrying upside-down jellyfish on their backs:
(Sorry, Jeremy if make you miss UW photography more.)
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Posted 17 November 2012 - 08:25 PM
I have poor close vision (I'm an old fart)...
Andrew, why not get yourself prescription lenses for your mask? Subject discussed in depth here. I have a Technisub Look 2 with small bifocal lenses, but I'm going to try the company Peter mentioned in the last post of the thread.
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Posted 17 November 2012 - 10:00 PM
Thanks, Nick. I do - well sort of. I have a Tusa Geminus mask with bifocal +2.5 diopters. Makes a huge difference, especially when shooting video with my D7000, however, I still miss a lot of the detail on small critters. Although I did "see" some pygmy seahorses in Komodo in August for the first time (other than seeing them through the viewfinder).Andrew, why not get yourself prescription lenses for your mask? Subject discussed in depth here. I have a Technisub Look 2 with small bifocal lenses, but I'm going to try the company Peter mentioned in the last post of the thread.
Note that I am still able to find lots of cool stuff, I just don't get the full enjoyment until reviewing the photos later.
