As the librarian for the Miller Library at Hopkins Marine Station, I was offered the opportunity to help with a research project on the Palmyra Atoll. This is a ring of islands surrounding a lagoon located about 1,000 miles south of Hawaii, just north of the equator. There are less than 5 square miles of land, and the highest elevation is 6 feet. It averages about 175 inches of rain a year, and there is no rainy season.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Some more local terrestrial critters
Here are a few photos of the local terrestrial crabs.
Very cool! That coconut crab is HUGE!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is not a particular big one. I am told they reach 2 and a half feet across when their pinchers are stretched out.
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