On location:
Coastline of the Colombian Choco:
Crab spider with stingless bee (Trigona sp.):
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Salamander (Bolitoglossa sp.):
Araneophagic pirate spider (Gelanor sp.):
Part dominance display showing strength to the female, part forceful copulation, the male crab holds the already egg bearing female while he fertilizes her eggs, which can be seen as a reddish-brown mass beneath her. This holding pattern can last from hours to days, sometimes until the female's next moult:
Crashing waves:
Thanks for looking and commenting,
Paul
Colombian Choco part IV
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That crab spider is unbelievable.
Just like so many of your other pictures.
Just like so many of your other pictures.
Troels Holm, biologist (retired), environmentalist, amateur photographer.
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