Birgus latro, Marshall Islands - underwaterkwaj.com
2018年8月10日 · Birgus latro is the well known terrestrial coconut crab. It lives in holes and under vegetation on many of the outer islands. They spawn in the water and return to land as they …
Day 500: Kwaj hermit crabs and the fly angle – Small Island, Big Life
2019年12月14日 · Published in Pacific Science in 1983, the project in her article set out to document hermit crab feeding patterns and examine whether the little clawed decapods (10 …
Dardanus megistos, Marshall Islands - underwaterkwaj.com
2018年8月10日 · Dardanus megistos is the largest of the marine hermit crabs at Kwajalein (although smaller than the terrestrial coconut crab Birgus latro) and is moderately common on …
Marshall Islands Brachyuran Crabs - underwaterkwaj.com
The Brachyurans constitute the larger of the two main groups of crabs at Kwajalein. The other group. the Anomurans, consisting of hermit crabs, porcelain crabs and squat lobsters, are …
kwajalein atoll – Small Island, Big Life
2019年12月30日 · Here on Kwajalein, sea cucumbers abundantly dot the swimming area and the reef, but we’re pretty grossed out by them.
Humble hermit crabs are Kwaj evening entertainment
2019年12月30日 · Humble hermit crabs are Kwaj evening entertainment. (or: Which crab is this crab?) Every Kwaj evening, a surprisingly comical show begins at sunset, when the beach …
Underwater Travelogue – Ebeye, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
2015年3月16日 · These huge hermit crabs without a shell can grow up to 1 meter across and are sometimes locally extinct as people harvest them to celebrate special occasions. The two that …
Clibanarius cf corallinus, Marshall Islands
2018年8月10日 · At Kwajalein this is a common intertidal reef dwelling hermit. The one in the first photo below occupies a 20mm long Strigatella paupercula shell. In color, this crab closely …
2015年6月27日 · The Environmental Standards for U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll identify the coconut crab as a protected species. For this reason, USAG-KA residents and personnel …
The Smith Family Kwaj Page
It is about the small joys of a new discovery or the delight of watching the hermit crabs scuttle across the beach at dusk. It is about tears of missing loved ones but the beautiful experience …