New project icon, four new species, and some remarkable crabs!

Every few months I like to highlight special additions to "Crabs of the World." This time, we have a new icon, the crab in the box at the lower left, Charybdis hawaiensis (Hawaiian Swimming Crab) with thanks to @davidr. You'll also see four crabs never previously observed on iNaturalist, and a few more extraordinary observations. When I started this project three and a half years ago, I never imagined we would pass my goal of 1,000 species of crab. And now we have 1,289, an increase of 34 in just three months. Congratulations and thank you to our 460 members who include outstanding scuba divers, marine biologists, photographers, and beach walkers.

A Carupa tenures (Violet-eyed Swimming Crab), a first for iNaturalist, found by @sea-kangaroo in Hawaii:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/35293297

A stunning Pseudoliomera speciosa (Showy Xanthid Crab) a first for iNaturalist, found by @dama, also in Hawaii:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/35040025

A Neosarmatium australiense, a first for iNaturalist, found by @johneichler in 2012 in Australia:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/31164598

A freshwater Aegla concepcionensis, a first for iNaturalist, found by @leonardomondacal in Chile:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/35853712

A Geothelphusa bicolor by @liujimfood in Taiwan; be sure to see the live babies in the second photo!
www.inaturalist.org/observations/31787567

A Chiromantes haematocheir (Red-clawed Crab) eating an insect (!) was photographed by @desireeka93 in South Korea:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32054893

The most colorful habitat for a crab, Schizophrys rufescens, by @glengitsham in Australia:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/32634478

A really fast video of a colony of Petrolisthes elongates (New Zealand Half Crabs) by @kelvinperrie in New Zealand:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/33998185

A comical face on a Gecarcinus ruricola (Black Land Crab) by @muir in 2008 in Cuba:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/34322285

A very hairy Porcellana platycheles (Hairy Porcelain Crab) by @jpsilva in Portugal:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/34504466#activity_comment_3591427

A turquoise Galatheid Squat Lobster by @djscho in Indonesia:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/34589796

Excellent photos of Carpilius coeallinus (Batwing Coral Crab) by @timcameron in Curaçao:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/34730679

A lovely Mictyris (Soldier Crab) by @hollythefrog in the Philippines:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/34772926

Publicado el 23 de noviembre de 2019 a las 11:02 PM por wendy5