These blue crabs look pretty scary, but they’re only about the size of the end of my finger. I didn’t even spot them initially while walking along mud flats at Ettalong at low tide — it was the plop-plop-plop of millions of tiny feet that caught my attention. The more I looked, the more I was astonished. There were hundreds of thousands of these things! For those of you of a scientific bent, they are Mictyris longicarpus (light-blue soldier crab) I think.
As the heading says, I’m glad they are small. And not looking for a fight!
The next two shots give an idea of the numbers. Prolific? Oh yes!
Pics by Kaz 
Eeks! you wouldn’t want to be walking barefoot among them. I saw something similar in South Africa in the marshland. Tiny things, but en masse rather scary.
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“Tiny things, but en masse rather scary.” My thoughts exactly!
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Enormous amounts! Yet they look pretty 🙂
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Like little blue jewels — with googly eyes!
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That is certainly quite a few blue crabs. They look like they are enjoying themselves under the sunshine on a lovely day. Certainly very eye catching. Great shots all round.
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Thanks Mabel! You’re right, maybe they were all frolicking in the sun. 🙂
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Oh my! That is a little frightening.
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Yeah, that’s what I thought!
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