Images Dated 2015 July

Redclaw (Cherax quadricarinatus)

Redclaw (Cherax quadricarinatus), male. A freshwater crayfish native to tropical Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia, also Papua New Guinea, that has become naturalised in Japan. It has been introduced also to South Africa, Mexico, Zambia and Singapore, and is invasive. Japan

Aquaculture, Australian, Australian Red Claw Crayfish, Cherax, Crayfish, Crustacean, Decapoda, Delicacy, Detritivore, Eaten, Edible, Farmed, Freshwater, Front View, Harvested, Invasive Where Introduced, Lake Life, Malacostraca, Males Red Patch On Claws, Papua New Guinean, Parastacidae, Queensland Red Claw, River Life, Tropical, Tropical Blue Crayfish, Underwater

Coke's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii)

Coke's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii) female standing still in grassland showing the short, thick horns of the subspecies, native to Kenya and Tanzania, that both males and femals possess though the female's are less sturdy than the male's. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Alcelaphus, Animal, Antelope, Artiodactyla, Bovid, Bovidae, Boxes Sexes Horned, Diurnal, Eutheria, Fauna, Forms Her, Grazing, Head Turned, Herbivore, Herbivorous, Hoofed, Kenyan, Kongoni, Maasai Mara, Mammal, Mammalia, Masai Mara, National Reserve, One Animal, Ox, Side View, Social, Sub Saharan Africa, Subspecies, Tanzanian, Tough, Ungulate, Wildlife

A hermit crab (Pagurus filholi)

A hermit crab (Pagurus filholi), in the third stage of development, the first two having occurred within the egg. It has hatched and is a zoea, with long spines, a long abdomen and large fringed antennae. Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Animal, Crab, Crustacean, Decapoda, Embryonic, Fauna, Hermit Crabs, Larval, Life Cycle, Malacostraca, Marine Invertebrate, Marine Life, Paguridae, Pagurus, Right Handed Crab, Sea Life, Underwater, Wildlife