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Image: Swift-footed Crab - Jonathon Winnel
Description
This is the Swift-footed Crab (Leptograpsus variegatus), a common encounter along the east coast of Australia in tidal pools and rocky shores. Here it is caught out of its element as it scuttles across the beach.
Finalist, Open Category, Up Close & Spineless 2009
- Photographer:
- Jonathon Winnel
- Rights:
- © Jonathon Winnel
- Common name:
- Swift-footed Crab
- Scientific name:
- Leptograpsus variegatus
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