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Unidentified at suppressed - 7 Dec 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 7 Dec 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 7 Dec 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 7 Dec 2023
Unidentified at suppressed - 7 Dec 2023
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Mictyris longicarpus 15 Dec 2023 TimL

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Several columns of Light-blue Soldier Crabs were sighted trekking across the sand as the tide went out over the flats. I believe it's mainly males that trek like this, with the larger mature males leading the columns and the smaller immature males bringing up the rear.

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Sighting information

  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 7 Dec 2023 11:06 AM Recorded on
  • TimL Recorded by

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  • less than 1m Depth of sighting

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