“Crabs in holes on the beach”

Summer beach in the Chita peninsula. There were many holes in the sand. Numerous balls of sand around the hole. I decided to move away from the hole and see what happened. After a while, a crab showed its face from the hole, looking around. Then it went outside and started making sand balls. But when I moved just a little, it sensed my presence and instantly hid in the hole. It was just a moment. [JULY 2024]

夏に海岸に行くと、浜辺に無数の穴が開いていて、まわりに砂団子が散らばっているのをよく見かけます。スナガニの仲間です。穴の中で暮らし、砂についた栄養分を食べたあと、団子にして捨てます。とても敏感に周囲の気配を察知するので、なかなか姿が見られませんが、近くで静かに待っていると、顔を出します。