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Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
(Source: mindat.org, via ifuckingloveminerals)
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Mangrove Tree Crab (Aratus pisonii), Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA
The mangrove tree crab shown above occupies mangrove swamp environments. It usually lives among red mangroves - Rhizophora mangle (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizophora_mangle). At low tide, the crabs are near or on the ground. During high tide, they ascend tree trunks, often to relatively high levels. Mangrove tree crabs are omnivorous - they are principally herbivores, feeding on mangrove foliage, but are also detritovores, scavengers, and predators on small invertebrates and some protists.
Classification: Animalia, Arthropoda, Crustacea, Malacostraca, Decapoda, Brachyura, Sesarmidae
photographs/text: James St. John | Flickr
(via realmonstrosities)
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