So, one day recently, Bob & I were at the beach, reclining in our chairs and relaxing. Bob saw movement out of the corner of his eye, and realized that this young iguana:
had run out of the undergrowth nearby and was chasing and snapping at this sand crab:
Once the crab reached the water, the iguana stopped and retreated a small distance and rested a few minutes before crawling back under cover. The crab looked like he was injured and stayed in the shallows for a few minutes, then apparently regained enough strength to head on out into deeper water.
Later that same afternoon, Bob & I were standing on our balcony looking at the iguanas warming themselves on the rocks at the water's edge below us, like the ones here:
We realized that there were 2 crabs (a different type, but we don't know what type they are) crawling along the top of the rock heading right for an iguana, so we got ready to see the fight. To our surprise, the crabs crawled right over the iguana, one over his tail and the other over his mid-section near his back legs, and he barely moved! We continued to watch their journey and saw them reach a water-filled cleft in the rock. They literally jumped over the opening, landing on the far rock! Who knew crabs could leap?
The picture below shows a crab of the same type, but not too well, as they blend in very well with the rocks. It is on the large rock with the iguana (who again could apparently care less), near the left-hand side.
Bob & I laugh about how much time we spend looking for and watching animals here. From deer to iguanas to crabs to hummingbirds to infinite varieties of lizards, we certainly see lots of evidence of Gods' creativity in this place!
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