The babies in the womb

[Prajwal J Ullal]

ID: Fresh water crab, specific ID help appreciated

A very unique of a sighting of the trail, this particular beauty was carrying its tiny hatched eggs in its abdomen. The colourful crustacean tried its level best to evade getting closer to me, but eventually, along the corner, next to a protruding root of the tree it stayed still for a long time, ample time to get few frames, unfortunately getting the correct frame was difficult due to low light and all the obstructions around it. Here is the frame highlighting the tiny babies in the abdomen

EXIF:
Canon 80D
Canon 100mm macro
F/8
Shutterspeed 1/100
ISO 640
Handheld, supported by the ground, external flash fired

Location: Nagla trail

[Mrudul Godbole]

Interesting and rare sighting. Great that you could observe and capture this behavior. Maybe it is relocating the babies ? Thanks for sharing.