OuiSi Nature · Card 99
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Grapsus grapsus
- Location
- Puerto Grande, Isla San Cristobal, Galapagos National Park, Ecuador
- Date
- March 12, 2016
Photograph byInaê GuionDescription
This brightly-coloured crab is commonly seen on volcanic rocks and beaches of most islands in the Galapagos. Due to his generalist diet, he is responsible for keeping the shore clean of any organic debris, including eating ticks off marine iguanas.
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The photographer
Inaê Guion
Biologist, Researcher, Visual Storyteller
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