On a beach in eastern Australia, where the rainforest meets the sea, the Sand Bubbler Crab is busy making art! Actually the crab is feeding and the art is a byproduct. At low tide, the small crab comes out of its burrow and scoops up mouthfuls of sand from which it sifts its sustenance. It works quickly a short distance from the burrow spitting out the sifted sand, seemingly unaware that it is making art. Thanks to Jessica at Nature in Focus for identifying this crab and providing so many beautiful photos and educational posts. As for the art, what do you see?
Palm Trees
Octopus
Flower
Bush
Very good artist! Thank you for sharing these photos!
That you very much! It was a fun post to do. Love the art.
And they’re fun to watch up close too! Mine were captured on Great Keppel Island in 1979. 🏖
I responded earlier, but it didn’t go through. I’m sure Great Keppel was nice. I didn’t actually see the little artists, just their work. The entire beach was dotted with the little balls. Amazing 😊.
That is amazing. The last one reminds me of coral.
Yes, I can see coral :-). Also, seaweed.
It’s really fun watching the crabs make their artwork! This is what I see from the photos: no.1 – a phoenix, no.2 – octopus (as you see it), no.3 – butterfly and no.4 – chara (alga).
Thank you for commenting and adding what you see. I also can see the butterfly and algae.
That’s fantastic! I see Fireworks, flower, butterfly, and sea coral.
Thanks for sharing this!
Those are good ones, Deborah. You are welcome 😊.
Definitely some very cool “art”. Nicely captured. 🙂
Thank you, Frank!
love!
Thank you, Hannah!
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Thank you for your Reblog :-).
You’re welcome!
Wow! Wow! Wow!
Thank you, John. Those crabs are busy little creatures! How is school going? When will you finish? Or maybe you already have.