Monday, April 06, 2020

Little blue eyes

Crabs are busy little creatures; always in motion, digging, rearranging the landscaping, flipping oysters twice their size, climbing, teasing the anemones, sifting sand. Or just running in circles, getting their daily workout. In between times, they come to the glass wall and watch me.

Young green shore crab, Hemigrapsus oregonensis, watching me.

And climbing the seaweed, but still keeping an eye on me.

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Los cangrejos son muy activos, muy trabajadores. Siempre están haciendo algo; excavando hoyos, moviendo piedras y conchas, volteando ostiones el doble de su tamaño, molestando a las anémonas, revolviendo la arena. O dando vueltas y vueltas, como para mantenerse en condición. Y muchas veces, se acercan a la pared de vidrio para mirarme, para ver lo que estoy haciendo.

Este es una cangreja verde costeña jovencita.

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3 comments:

  1. Powell River Books11:10 am

    Did you bring him home for your tank? Must be fun to watch with all that action. - Margy

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    1. Susannah Anderson12:36 pm

      A long time ago, I brought a few home for my tank, but most of the ones here now were born in the tank. Or came in on seaweed, too tiny to see.

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  2. Gary S. Hurd6:57 pm

    Thanks again.

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