Crab ballet around their prey's by joe_schmidt

Nuqui - Colombia, Chocó (You should use the 1024er view to watch it best.) Here you can see crabs discussing what to do with their prey (a blinker usually used for fishing). They tried to move it but it was too slippery for them. On the left you can see the fishing line. No, we didn't use it to catch them. We only wanted to see how curious they are. Yes, they are.

Uploaded: Nov, 17 2007 | Taken: Aug, 15 2007| Viewed: 92 times  | 7 votes

marianne - Nov, 18 2007 11:11am Joe, You must have been very patient, as the moment they feel foot steps they retreat and from experience I know that it takes a long time before they venture out again. I love the colours, the red and the greenish sea. frenchfrog - Nov, 19 2007 02:11pm Joe; yes it looks much better in the larger size, these crabs looks huge! horourke - Nov, 19 2007 06:11pm great patience, photography and information bineba - Nov, 22 2007 11:11pm Joachim, I love your eye for all the little details, be it moths, crabs or flowers! szidonia - Nov, 23 2007 09:11am Ok, they are curious. But graciously curious. Great pic, Joachim!