Hidden giant: An expedition to the worldโ€™s largest #coral colony https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/hidden-giant-mega-coral-expedition/

"Hiding in plain sight for centuries, the mega coral has quietly thrived in the crystal blue waters of the #SolomonIslands in the South Pacific. Spanning the size of two basketball courts and built from 1 billion polyps, the massive colony is thought to be more than 300 years old... The enormous structure provides habitat and breeding grounds for an array of species, including #shrimp, #crabs, and #fish"

A lovely crab
#crab #crabs
Google says project on famous crab-covered island is about cables, not combat

Tech giant denies building secret AI data center, says focus is subsea infrastructure.

Ars Technica

๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ› The Close-up Photographer of the Year 2025 shortlist features 25+ #macro #photos capturing intimate details of #wildlife from springtails and cicada shells to frogfish and orangutan #crabs.

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.discoverwildlife.com/photography/close-up-photographer-of-the-year-2025-shortlist

#photography #insects #nature #animals #art #biodiversity

Snoozing sloths and dazzling bees: Close-up Photographer of the Year 2025 shortlist revealed | Discover Wildlife

The shortlist for Close-up Photographer of the Year 2025 has been revealed โ€“ we take a look at some of this year's entries.

Discover Wildlife

Ghost crab nests dot the beach in Socotra
Photograph: Carl Court/Getty

#photography
#islands
#Yemen
#Socotra
#beach
#crabs

@selffcareh

"Please, she's everything I have" Ahh reaction ๐Ÿฅน

#crabs #crustaceans #invertebrates

Cooking Crabs 2020 - ASMR

PeerTube
Some images from an uneventful night dive at Fort Wetherill in Jamestown, Rhode Island in early October. The kingfish was the highlight and I captured it in less than 5 feet of water. #UnderwaterPhotography #ScubaPhotography #UWPhoto #DivingLife #ScubaDiving #DiveLife #fish #crabs #olympus ๐Ÿ“ท ๐Ÿฆ‘ ๐Ÿฆ€