| As you look through the various stills in the four
categories, you will see similarities in some of the
shots, so I've grouped them here to cover the story of
those groupings ... |
| Hermit Crabs: |
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I came upon this single hermit crab happily feasting on this starfish
arm among the brittle stars and settled to take a few shots.
Within two or three minutes, a second crab appeared from the left
and proceeded without delay to do battle for possesion of the food.
During the ensuing tussle, they both stirred up so much sediment
that more photography was pointless. I left them hard at it.
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Spiny Starfish: |
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The first unusual sighting of this animal feeding was
the one of the whelk as it's victim. Its apparently the ability of the starfish to grip its prey and extend
its stomach into a soft spot and proceed on its deadly course.
The second image shows the devouring of a Harbour
Crab. The Razorfish can be seen also caught within
the grasp of the deadly Spiny Starfish.
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