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<b>Astral Arcs</b><br>Star trails over the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, one of Mauna Kea's thirteen observatories. <br><i>Photo by Richard J. Wainscoat / Photo Resource Hawaii</i>
Vol. 13, no. 3
June/July 2010
  

Crustacea Fantastica (Page 5)
The art of nature: “I photographed this species of crab, Calcinus latens, in a variety of shells,” says Middleton. “I was struck by its green and purple legs, its blue eyes, its gold antennae. It’s gorgeous. And I’m always intrigued by the choices crabs make for their houses. This particular shell looked like an abstract painting to me, really cool and beautiful. I positioned it so that the crab would have to peek out, and for this picture I just had a split second. Photographing hermit crabs does require patience. The task is to put them in a nice aquarium environment with clean, oxygenated water and wait. Initially you may have to wait half an hour for them to come out. Eventually they get hungry or curious, and they emerge. When the flash goes off, they go right back in. But once they’ve come out initially, they come out more quickly.” Calcinus latens is found throughout the Indo-Pacific and is one of Hawai‘i’s most common hermit crabs; its habitat ranges from shallow intertidal areas to depths of one hundred feet on the reef.

 
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