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Soldier Crabs
Soldier Crabs
Karwar, Karnataka, 16 February 2008
Camera :  NIKON D200
Shutter-speed :   1/320 sec
Aperture :   f 9
Exposure Mode :   Aperature Priority
ISO :   160
Exposure Compensation :   -0.3 EV
Flash :   No Flash
Focal Length :   550 mm
Descending like an army, these soldier crabs come in large numbers on to the beach to eat all the dead matter during the low-tide. They make a lot of small sand balls around their burrows and the larger the sand balls one makes, the more dominant it is!