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    1745jpg Taken under UV light in my backyard. This was about 35mm in length and  I was surprised how many of these I could find. One night i found 15 using UV light and over the previous years had only ever seen a couple by accident

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  • Description: 8716 Marbled Scorpion in backyard. Photographed using filtered 365nm ultraviolet light and camera filter. See article "UV Fluorescence"
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    7396 These crabs are very common on Christmas Island but their numbers at other locations in Indonesia have dropped heavily. I was told by locals that they taste like lobster but there is a $5,000 fine for killing one. These two were dining on a red crab that had been run over.

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    9831 Abundant on Christmas Island and possible the main tourist attraction during 'crab migration'. There is almost no leaf litter on the forest floor because these crabs eat them as soon as they fall.

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    4137 Flying-fish Cove, Christmas Island. An attractive tropical fish

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    4166 Flying-fish Cove, Christmas Island

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    8916 Royal National Park. A friend let me borrow his great macro lens