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viernes, 10 de enero de 2020

New Crabs for a New Year

Happy 2020 to all the members of Crabs of the World! For the new year, we have a new banner image, a splendid Trapezia rufopunctata photographed in Fiji by Mark Rosenstein (@maractwin). We now have 1326 crab species, thanks to observations by 474 amazing scuba divers, photographers, scientists, and explorers of tide pools. Below are links to six spectacular new crabs in the project, and then a few unusual crab observations, and also a question at the end of this post. I hope you will all continue to add crabs and friends to this project.
@wendy5

A Persephone crinita (Pink Purse Crab), a first for iNaturalist, found by @teresa45 in Florida:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/28447846

A Mahatha adonis, a first for iNaturalist, found by @pieterprins in the center of Sri Lanka:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/37167872

Four firsts for iNaturalist, found by @johneichler in Australia:

  1. A Pilumnus monilifer: www.inaturalist.org/observations/36417044
  2. Wonderful photos of a furry little Polyonyx transversus: www.inaturalist.org/observations/36424834
  3. A lovely red-tipped Ebalia dentifrons, a Purse Crab: www.inaturalist.org/observations/36423360
  4. A tiny Pea Crab Pinnotheres hickmani: www.inaturalist.org/observations/36423147

And now for the fun/different/surprising ones:

A lovely speckled Calappa lophos (Common Box Crab) by @g_patil in India:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/36127677

A crab with an unusual home— the Discorsopagurus schmitti (Tubeworm Hermit) by @kljinsitka in Alaska:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/36162142

A spectacular Achaeus spinosus (Soft Coral Spider Crab) by @patrickjakiel in Indonesia:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/36342369

A very unusual Caphyra, a Swimming Crab, also by @patrickjakiel in Indonesia:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/36405078

A beautiful close-up photo of Necora puber (Velvet Swimming Crab) by @v_s_ in The Netherlands:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/36401334

A Petrolisthes elongatus (New Zealand Half Crab) with a stunning turquoise color by @kelvinperrie in New Zealand:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/37013262

A stunning photo of a Scylla errata (Mud Crab) in its final moments by @davidgwhite in Australia:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/36119059

And the question:
Do you happen to recognize any of the unidentified crabs added by Craig Howe, new to "Crabs of the World"?
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/crabs-of-the-world/contributors/craigjhowe

Publicado el viernes, 10 de enero de 2020 a las 12:17 AM por wendy5 wendy5 | 2 comentarios | Deja un comentario