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Baby Crab Camouflaged as Sand

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Field Notes

Description:

This tiny crab was found on the beach of Pasikuda bay. About 1cm long ,and was perfectly hiding among the sand grains of the beach !

Notes:

Found by a friend who has a keen eye ( Ayesha Akki ). So the thanx gose to her !

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Comments (6)
Janadaree
Camouflage..another wonder of nature :)) Sau alwaz have the keen eye to spot em. great one hun!!!!
Adarsha B S
Well, its too great yar..I tried to favourite it,,But dont know what happened !
vivianpoma
excellent camouflage, excellent photo

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PublishedOctober 13, 2013

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