i happened to go for a quick stroll along the Spinifex trail and when i joined the Malurus trail found that the Land crabs Neosarmatium meinerti) from the salt marsh had decided to up sticks and move ! it happens once a year where the adult crabs head for the sea to lay and fertislise eggs for the next generation. How fortunate was i to find this happening right here right now ! I'm not sure what triggers them but i suspect the heavy rain might have had something to do with it. they normally live in burrows in the saltmarsh which despite dry conditions, are so deep they reach fresh water to keep thier gills wet.
Unfortunatley, many get disorientated and head inland into the Pindan forest where they dessicate and die.
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