segal3 0 Posted December 4, 2006 He wanted to forage and ended up getting caught outside his burrow Is this Odontodactylus scyallarus? The tan carapace is throwing me off... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyBarker 6 Posted December 4, 2006 HI Matt, What a wonderful image its brilliant, how long did it take to get it?? Andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeVeitch 0 Posted December 4, 2006 hey matt, nice capture. i believe you are right on the species. i have seen them with green carapice (philippines), red carapice (yap) and now your tan one... i think just regional variation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CeeDave 0 Posted December 5, 2006 (edited) Matt, Great image, love how the eyes are focused and the iridescence on the, uh, claw thingy. The color looks a bit odd below the carpace, the red "fringe" (?) around the indigo tips of the plates. What's going on there? Super! Chris Edited December 5, 2006 by CeeDave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_Mustard 0 Posted December 5, 2006 Very nice, Matt. Good use of depth of field and off centre focus. Colourful too. Alex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canuck 3 Posted December 5, 2006 nice capture, Matt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
segal3 0 Posted December 9, 2006 Thanks guys Andy - It was a good 25 minutes of waiting and watching before he came out of his burrow, and then another 10 minutes before he was ok foraging/posing. So, 35 minutes total...they can be pretty shy sometimes Chris - It's a fringe of red 'hairs' (?), the same as around the green/black 'flap' (scientific terms, of course ) near the club appendage - they're just out of focus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
