22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Close Encounters of the Crab Kind
This striped shore crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes) was barely visible under a rock crevice in the intertidal. Most of the shore crabs quickly scurry under cover when approached, but this one was brave enough to give me a second look before hiding deeper.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 07.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2024 |
| Photo Location: | Oregon, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON Z 7 |
| Copyright: | © Neal Smith |