Joel Sartoreのインスタグラム(joelsartore) - 9月1日 23時26分

Blue is a relatively rare color for animals to be, unless you're a crayfish! Over twenty species, including the blue crayfish (Cambarus monongalensis) which live in seeps and roadside ditches in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia in the U.S.A., are dominated by various shades of blue. In North America, all crayfish that are blue are burrowing species that do not live in streams. Burrowing crayfish serve as ecosystem engineers and create habitat that is utilized by hundreds of species-- from insects to massasauga rattlesnakes. Their presence on the landscape literally leads to increased biodiversity, making 'mudbugs' an invaluable member of the communities they are part of. The West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Laboratory studies these animals and supplied the crayfish pictured here.
To see a video of this blue crayfish, check out @ナショナルジオグラフィック.
.
.
#bluecrayfish #crayfish #underwater #marinelife #sealife #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photoark #savetogether #natgeo

[BIHAKUEN]UVシールド(UVShield)

>> 飲む日焼け止め！「UVシールド」を購入する