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a sally lightfoot crab
one of thousands of shaw crabs just
waiting for their moment
every day they gather on the tropical
shores of brazil
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waiting for the tide to go out
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which exposes their feeding grounds
seaweed covered rocks a hundred meters
from the shore
getting there is a race against the tide
they leap from rock to rock
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these crabs seem to be afraid of the
water
and for good reason
the moray eel
the chain moray is a specialist crab
hunter
its blunt teeth can easily grip and
crush
a crab shell
it’s the crabs deadliest enemy
but the crabs feeding grounds are still
a long way off
they must press on
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halfway
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but their enemy has other ideas
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crossing the land
to reset the ambush
to feed the crabs must keep going
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but nowhere is safe
an octopus also a crab killer
the crabs make a dash for it
made it
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risking life and limb to graze on these
seaweed pastures
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but in two hours time when the tide
starts to turn
they will have to run the gauntlet all
over again
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