25 July 2011

Camouflage


This creature had one of the best camouflage suits I have seen for some time.
The photo was taken at the beach near Negombo.
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21 comments:

  1. Betsy Banks Adams26 July, 2011 00:15

    You are so right... I can barely see him there...

    Thanks for sharing.
    Betsy

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  2. Mahasen26 July, 2011 01:29

    I had to enlarge the photo to see the creature :)

    Hope no one stepped on it..

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  3. Magerata26 July, 2011 02:01

    The first thought was 'but you found him or her'. I don't like crabs so it is safe from me in any case. :)

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  4. rainfield6126 July, 2011 04:54

    I have to learn, and we have to learn this trick.

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  5. George26 July, 2011 08:02

    You have a great eye to even see this crab. It truly is great camouflage.

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  6. GG26 July, 2011 09:34

    Yes I saw a similar looking thing near Kalpitiya and took a photo. my camera being a standard 10mp digital one, when the photo came out on the computer, all I could make out was sand.

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  7. Kirigalpoththa26 July, 2011 14:14

    Betsy,
    Yes, only way you can see them is that you see the faint shadows of them. Otherwise no chance of spotting them with the sandy B/G

    Mahasen,
    There are 100s of them in the beach so it is a task not to trample them :) Usually they are very quick movers so they know how to survive.

    Magerata,
    They live in small holes dug out by them in the sand. Whenever some one comes their way they run to their 'own' hole.

    Rainfield,
    Not an easy trick at all for us. :)

    George,
    Yes, they have a grainy pattern on their bodies just like sand.

    GG,
    ha..ha..! I think you find them all along the beach from Negombo to Kalpitiya.

    Thanks all for your comments!

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  8. Frieda27 July, 2011 00:08

    That's a fantastic camouflage suit :)

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  9. Kirigalpoththa27 July, 2011 12:04

    Thanks Frieda :)

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  10. betchai28 July, 2011 00:28

    yep, you can hardly see it :)

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  11. Amila Salgado28 July, 2011 16:43

    Amazing protective resemblance.

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  12. Kirigalpoththa29 July, 2011 00:14

    Thanks a lot Betchai and Gallicissa!

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  13. Amaris in Wonderland04 August, 2011 21:23

    Gorgeous compilation...

    That IS impressive camouflage - i can only see its legs & eyes! I adore that white shell with the pink detail, just above it. I'd love to check out this locale in person! The sand looks so warm & inviting. :)

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  14. Kirigalpoththa05 August, 2011 15:20

    Amaris,
    If you are fond of nice sea breeze and long beaches, this is a great place to explore.
    Also you will find many more interesting creatures like this one along the beach..

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  15. Tammie Lee05 August, 2011 19:03

    that is a wonderful image of camouflage!

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  16. Knatolee09 August, 2011 06:24

    Wow!! What a great shot.

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  17. Anonymous09 August, 2011 16:49

    Wow, greet blog !

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  18. Kirigalpoththa09 August, 2011 19:51

    Tammie / Kantolee,

    Thanks very much for your comments.

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  19. Anonymous18 August, 2011 03:10

    Thought I would comment and say neat theme, did you make it for yourself? It's really awesome!

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  20. Bhavesh Chhatbar18 August, 2011 09:57

    That's a cool one!

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  21. Kirigalpoththa18 August, 2011 23:17

    Thanks Bhavesh!

    Thanks Groupdmt.

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