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Topic Categories: Image of the Day • Invertebrates
Posted on: October 16, 2008 2:59 PM, by "GrrlScientist"
tags: fiddler crabs, marine life, photography, Image of the Day
Fiddler crabs, photographed at Bolivar Flats, Texas,
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 22 August 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200 ,Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/500s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
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Comments
That's a lot of Uca.
Posted by: genghisprawn | October 17, 2008 12:16 AM
C'mon, GS, you don't fool me. If these are Fiddler crabs, where are the fiddles? Huh? Huh? Huh?
Now if you could work Fiddler crabs and Oliver Sacks into the same blog, we could at least get a little Sacks and Violins to spice things up....
Posted by: Ian | October 17, 2008 7:48 AM
i'm a fiddler crab! shoot me! what're you waiting for?! it's fiddler crab season!!
Posted by: matilda snelfrockey | October 17, 2008 9:42 AM
i am sure the birds went crazy with all this fresh crab meat available to them (and i'd guess, fresh crab eggs as well).
Posted by: "GrrlScientist" | October 17, 2008 4:27 PM
i'm a fiddler crab! shoot me! what're you waiting for?! it's fiddler crab season!!
I thought of that quote too when I saw the picture, its from a Bugs Bunny cartoon. I thought I would be the only person who knew it!
Posted by: JPS | October 17, 2008 6:43 PM
The source of the quote:
Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck!_Rabbit!_Duck!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW3jfppdGLY
Posted by: JPS | October 19, 2008 7:50 AM