Italy’s blue crab invasion: If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em.
The invasive species is now feasting on young clams and mussels, along with fish roe and other aquatic life, endangering the country’s culinary shellfish tradition.
“These crabs have been here for quite a while but were still pretty hard to come by just about a year ago. Now even a simple wooden fishing boat returns to the dock with dozens of them on board.”
I woke up feeling a little crabby but getting in the water and seeing this blue #crab definitely helped! Plus, a bonus #flamingo at Fort DeSoto - this one has been here since Hurricane Idalia #snorkeling#beach#Florida#nature#bird
...where I found out about #Yemen's #Socotra Archipelago.
Quotes: "...37% of Socotra’s 825 #plant species, 90% of its #reptile species and 95% of its land #snail species do not occur anywhere else in the world."
I've been dealing with vitreous detachment (both eyes) and copious amounts of eye floaters for 2 months. Imagine shaking a snow globe with long stringy blobs and black dots. That's me right now every time I move my eyes. But I refuse to be "crabby". I've experienced miracle healings before by staying positive!
Dumaguete Day #1 is in the books and wow did we have some awesome critters to kick things off. The stars today were the ribbon eels (we saw 3 on the middle dive), the many species of shrimp, crabs, and anemonefish covering every anemone, and the two species of mantis shrimp we spotted on the last dive.
This crab courageously protects his starfish friends and in return they clean the crab and prevent parasites. It’s truly a partnership for the ages. This simple one page, one piece papertoy consists of just ten tabs.
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On July 4 "{i}n 1054, Chinese astronomers took notice of a 'guest star' that was, for nearly a month, visible in the daytime sky. The 'guest star' they observed was actually a #supernova explosion, which gave rise to the #Crab#Nebula, a six-light-year-wide remnant of the violent event." The nebula was discovered by English astronomer John Bevis in 1731.
Donald Trump and the history of the mugshot (www.economist.com)
The former president finally gets his close-up
Army of Crabs Protect Spy Robot From Stingray | Spy In The Ocean | BBC Earth (youtu.be)
Warning: is not graphic but a crab gets eaten at 0:45 so if you would not like to see that, skip from 0:45 - 1:27 ....