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Crab feeding on limpet

Crab feeding on limpet photographed on Sunday 8 April 2018 while visiting Polhena near the city of Walgama in the area of Matara , Sri Lanka (LK)

Piège d'araignée

Myrmeleontidae (Fourmilion)

Bombus (Bourdon)

Poekilocerus bufonius Klug

Acrididae sp. indet.

Find the phasme

Find the phasme

Androctonus crassicauda Olivier

Androctonus crassicauda Olivier

Eremiaphila baueri

Adesmia sp. indet

Adesmia sp. indet

Pyrrhosoma nymphula

Coenagrion puella (Agrion jouvencelle)

Libellula depressa (Libellule déprimée)

Apis (Abeille) , sp. indet.

Bombus (Bourdon)

Hypena proboscidalis

Leptophyes punctatissima Bosc.

Cetonia aurata (Cétoine doré)

Vanessa cardui L. (Belle dame)

Cantharis fusca L. (Téléphore sombre)

Panorpa communis

Melanargia galathea L. (Demi-deuil)

Mellicta athalia (Mélitée des mélampyres)

Papilio machaon (Machaon)

Tetragnatha sp.

Melanargia, sp. indet.

Calopteryx virgo (Calopteryx vierge)

Chazara briseis (Hermite)

Argynnis paphia (Tabac d'Espagne)

Parnassius apollo (Apollon)

Erebia euryale (Moiré frange pie)

Palomena prasina (Punaise verte)

Polyommatus coridon (Bleu nacré)

Polyommatus coridon (Bleu nacré)

Tettigonia sp. ?

Oedipoda germanica

Mantis religiosa (Mante religieuse)

Oedaleus decorus

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa (Courtillère)

Scatophaga stercoraria L. (Mouche à merde)

Inachis io L. (Paon du jour)

Scutigera coleoptrata L. (Scutigère véloce)

Scutigera coleoptrata L. (Scutigère véloce)

Scutigera coleoptrata L. (Scutigère véloce)

Steatoda grossa Koch

Pararge aegeria (Tircis)

Aglais urticae (Petite tortue)

Orthoptère sp. indet

Orthoptère sp. indet

Insecte, sp. indet.

Insecte, sp. indet.

Insecte, sp. indet.

Mantidae sp. indet.

Diplopod sp. indet.

Diplopod sp. indet.

Syntomis phegea (L)

Vanessa atalanta L. (Vulcain)

Diptère, sp. indet.

Agelena labyrinthica Clerck

Iphiclides podalirius L. (Flambé)

Odonata sp. indet.

Iphiclides podalirius L. (Flambé)

Tabanideae sp. indet.

Coenomyia ferruginea

Odonate sp. indet

Lépidoptère, sp. indet.

Zygaenidae sp. indet.

Pterophoridae, sp. indet.

Nymphalidae, sp. indet.

Sympetrum sanguineum

Utetheisa sp. indet.

Xylocopa sp. indet.

Crabe, sp. indet.

Crabe de mangrove, sp. indet.

Crabe de mangrove, sp. indet.

Heteropoda venatoria (Babouk)

Crabe, sp. indet.

Hymenoptera, sp. indet.

Gyrinidae sp. indet.

Mantis religiosa (Mante religieuse)

Papilio machaon (Machaon)

Vanessa atalanta L. (Vulcain)

Vanessa atalanta L. (Vulcain)

Vanessa atalanta L. (Vulcain)

Vanessa atalanta L. (Vulcain)

Libellula depressa (Libellule déprimée)

Libellula depressa (Libellule déprimée)

Coenagrion puella (Agrion jouvencelle)

PLECTOPTERA, sp. indet.

PLECTOPTERA, sp. indet.

Libellulidae, sp. indet.

ORTHOPTERA, sp. indet.

Asilidae, sp. indet.

Asilidae, sp. indet.

Pieris, sp. indet.

Augosoma centaurus

Augosoma centaurus

Dorylus sp. (Fourmi légionnaire)

Lepidoptera sp.

Lepidoptera sp.

Nephila inaurata

Nephila inaurata

Crab feeding on limpet

Crab feeding on limpet

Nymphalidae, sp. indet.

Pygoplatys, sp. indet.

Lexias, sp. indet., female

Lexias, sp. indet., male

Scolopendra, sp. indet.

Nephila pilipes

Lepidoptera, sp. indet.

Cerambycidae, sp. indet.

Polydesmida, sp. indet.

Chrysocoris, sp. indet.

Ocypode kuhlii (Ghost crab)

Ocypode kuhlii (Ghost crab)

Ocypode kuhlii (Ghost crab)

Ocypode kuhlii (Ghost crab)

Coleopter sp. indet.

Vespa orientalis

Vanessa cardui L. (Belle-Dame)

Podisma pedestris copula

Trichodes sp. indet.

DIPTERA sp. indet.

Larinoides cornutus

Philodromus sp. indet.

Panorpa communis

Elateridae sp. indet.

Syrphidae sp. indet.

Araniella cucurbitina

Fabriciana adippe

Fabriciana adippe

Rhingia sp. indet.

PLECTOPTERA sp. indet.

Sympetrum sp. indet.

Sympetrum sp. indet.

Poekilocerus bufonius Klug

Croscherichia on Tribulus arabicus Hosni

Daemia tomentosa (L.) Vatke

Chenille sur Crotalaria aegyptiaca Benth.

Vanessa cardui L. (Belle dame) sur Senecio asirensis Boulos & J.

Eryngium amethistinum L. ; Thymelicus sp. ?

Silene saxifraga L. ?

Arnica montana L., Erebia meolans de Prunner (Moiré des fétuqu

Welwitschia mirabilis

Welwitschia mirabilis

Clossiana selene (Petit collier argenté), Potentilla palustris

Clossiana selene (Petit collier argenté), Potentilla palustris

Agriades glandon, Leontopodium alpinum Colm. ex Cass.

Orthoptera on Anemone montana

Anemone montana Hopp

Bombyliidae on Prunus mahaleb L.

Scrophularia nodosa L., Hymenoptera, sp. indet.

LEPIDOPTERA sp. indet., Leucanthemopsis alpina (L.) Heywood,

Zygaenidae on Serratula tinctoria L.

Trichius fasciatus on Dracocephalum ruyschiana L.

Stenopus hispidus

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Author: Philippe Chassot

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Created on: Sunday 8 April 2018

Posted on: Monday 17 November 2025

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Dimensions: 1224*816

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Albums: Locations / OSM5.928234100631442
Animal / Arthropod / Crustacean
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Animal Arthropod BRACHYURA Crab Crabe Crustacean Sri Lanka

EXIF Metadata

Canon Canon EOS 7D Mark II

f/5.6

400 mm

1/640 s

500

-0.7 EV

Maker: Canon

Model: Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Exposure Time: 1/640 s

Focal Length: 400 mm

Exposure compensation: -0.7 EV

ISO: 500

Date Time of Original: 2018:04:08 12:29:19

Latitude: 5.936005555

Longitude: 80.518136111667

Copyright: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Aperture Number: 5.6

Object name: Crab feeding on limpet

Creator: Philippe Chassot

City: Walgama

Sublocation: Polhena

Province-State: Matara

Country iso code: LK

Country: Sri Lanka

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