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Monday, 16 April 2012

Macro Monday - Soldier Crabs

I have been attacked by a rather ugly virus – biological rather than computer – so I have not been doing much other then sleeping and breaking out into bursts of sweating and shivering!  Normal service will be resumed when my immune systems gets its act together and beats up on the aforementioned virus.
These are some soldier crabs from Magnetic Island – they were good fun to watch as they marched about the sand!
You can find more macro pictures at Macro Monday.
Enjoy the close ups.

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14 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl16 April 2012 at 10:41

    terribly sorry, stewart! hope you are feeling better soon!

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  2. Andrea16 April 2012 at 11:44

    Hope you feel better and get fully well soon! That is truly a sight to see, how big is an individual crab. They are beautiful. I remember watching for a long time the also lovely fiddler crabs, whose one pincher is so big almost bigger than itself!

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  3. Sylvia K16 April 2012 at 12:01

    So sorry to hear you're feeling badly, Stewart! Take care of yourself and hope you're feeling much better very soon! Those crabs are something else!! Wow!!

    Sylvia

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  4. Kateri16 April 2012 at 14:29

    Neat photos--I can see why they are called army crabs! Hope you feel better.

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  5. Unknown16 April 2012 at 15:47

    Estes caranguejos são bonitos, mas certamente não foram eles a causa dessa doença.
    Talvez outra virose desta novas que aparecem e atacam qualquer pessoa.
    Desejo que recupere rapidamente.

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  6. Bush and Beach (Australia)16 April 2012 at 16:51

    Great photos! Get well fast and keep 'soldiering' on like your crabs :)

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  7. Unknown16 April 2012 at 17:35

    Sorry to hear you aren't too good at the moment, hope you soon recover.
    Bet those crabs are great to watch. Take care. x

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  8. SeaThreePeeO16 April 2012 at 20:08

    Fantastic pictures. I hope you feel better soon xxx

    Herding Cats

    http://seathreepeeo.blogspot.com

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  9. Vores have16 April 2012 at 20:21

    Great pictures you show.
    Wishing you a speedy recovery - hope soon to your immune system is good again.
    Hanne Bente / hbt.finus.dk

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  10. carol l mckenna16 April 2012 at 21:08

    Feel better soon! ~ Amazing shots ~have never noticed a group of crabs traveling ~ thanks, namaste ^_^

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  11. Libby16 April 2012 at 21:52

    Hey Stewart! Sorry you're sick. :(. These crabs are cute and these are really good shots!!

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  12. Karen17 April 2012 at 02:01

    Cute crabs! Hope you are on the mend!

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  13. Anonymous17 April 2012 at 02:12

    What a fantastic little army!
    Get better soon, Stewart!

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  14. Anonymous17 April 2012 at 04:05

    What an interesting macro shot (one can only look and comment at pretty flowers so many times).
    Thanks for the share, hope you feel better soon.
    Cheers,
    Leah

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