21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Waving goodbye to the setting sun
A small hermit crab on the South Pacific atoll of Tikehau gazes into the sunset from the beach. The atolls' beaches come alive with a lot of these little hermit crabs and if you're quiet and still, they bustle about interacting with each other and commuting along the coral rubble beaches.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 03.2022 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2023 |
Photo Location: | Tuamotus Archipelago, French Polynesia |
Camera: | TG-6 |
Copyright: | © Kathryn Scafidi |