Furcate Spider Crab (Stenocionops furcatus) – Blue Heron Bridge, Riviera Beach, FL
Cruising the soft sponges looking for a Seahorse to image, I saw some movement – sometimes, the littlest amount of motion is all you need. Granted, with a crab that has evolved to decorate itself to perfectly and disappear into its surroundings, a little bit of help is needed to spot the creature. This crab, in particular, had just grabbed a morsel of food just as I was scanning over it, drawing my attention to try and spot the borders of its body. A claw, two claws, six legs.. This sponge was alive! I motioned my father over, who leaned down and spotted it for himself – can you see it?
Canon G15, Nauticam NAG15, Inon s2000 (x2), Sola Photo 800
1/200 sec, f/5.6, ISO125