Balls of sand made by the Sand Crabs

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Sand Crabs can be found in all the oceans around the world and one particular family, namely the sand bubbler crab (Dotilla fenestrata), When low tide exposes a beach, crabs emerge from their burrows beneath the sand. They begin feeding by collecting sand and quickly sifting it in search of microscopic food (detritus) between each grain, inadvertently cleaning the sand. When the sand is stripped of any nutrition, the crab gathers it into a sphere (or "sand bubble") and tosses it behind its legs.

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Size: 5082px × 3389px
Location: India
Photo credit: © Nirmal Kulkarni / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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