Crab!!!

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Finally after getting some respite from my tight schedule went to Valley Park in Navi Mumbai. Heard a lot of bird calls and also saw a cobra in a hole(a very small part was visible). Saw a lot of these crabs. This one was particularly doing something with a leaf. Did not use a flash, the shine on its head is natural.

Nikon d7000,f/5,SS 1/30,ISO 640,FL 180mm.full frame

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice one. Sharp enough at 1/30, presuming you were handholding. The mouthparts in action add to the image.
TFS

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice behavior captured. Good details at such low shutter speed. Do crabs eat leaves? Thanks for sharing.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Most crabs are detritivores (feeding on decaying organic matter), and would hence take dead leaves.

[Atul Sinai]

Nice image, looks like its feeding on the leaf. Did you observe it for a while to check the status of the leaf, how much it has eaten ?

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Not really Atul. I observed it for a while and moved away. There was a call from a few people saying saanp... so went ahead only to find a cobra coiled in its hole.

[Anil Kumar Verma]

Nice Crab & seems the fellow is not scared of you. I have managed to scared many & could not capture them.

Regards/Anil

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice one. Nice colour. They do feed on decaying matter. Nicely documented. I think Mrudul has images of crabs from Sundarbans. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi