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Do Not Disturb

            This young ayuyu, or coconut crab, collapsed into its borrowed shell when I disturbed it.  

Ayuyu are the world's largest land invertebrates and can reach body sizes up to 16 inches with leg spans more than three feet.  Born in the ocean, they spend about a month as larvae before sinking to the bottom and finding shells to protect them while migrating to shore.  Once ashore they live much like hermit crabs until growing a hard abdominal shell of their own and can live over 60 years with no natural predators other than other ayuyu and humans.

Taken in: Guam / Santa Rita Municipality / Lockwood Terrace - DoD Naval Housing (show map)

Taken on: June 12, 2008

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Camera: Canon EOS 40D, f/4.0, 1/100 sec, 99mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 40D
Lens:	EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	99mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	+4/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9.4 (Windows)
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