A decorator crab with a huge - for its size - coconut branch on its head. Crabs often use materials from their environments for protection. Don't miss to vote in the new crab contest: youtube.com/live/ouiOO2KiE…

Ego lifting exists in the animal world 😂💪

They are absolutely everywhere, and they attached themselves to anything 😂 Have you ever met the goose barnacle ? No !? Well, it’s Nature Wonders ! 😍 Many species are called goose barnacles, but here, we are talking about Lepas anserifera !

It's not often you can witness the everting pharynx of a polychaete 😍 Enjoy !

Will you moray me ? 💙 In Durban for the #samss2022 conference, although I did not have the opportunity to present my own research, there was a special treat ! 😍 With the team from Rhodes University, we visited the uShaka Marine World World aquarium and I took a lot of videos 🎞

It's MOTH-ing time, my fellow moth-ers 🦋😎

Walked 5 minutes to see the Purple Martin roost near my house. Most amazing thing I’ve ever seen! Commentary by my wife and kids lol

The stuff of nightmares 😬

Me hanging with my giant millipede from the Carbonifer, next to the daddy long leg that shall eat me soon 😂

It is one of the most encountered hermit crabs 🐚 in South Africa and the Indo-Pacific, but nothing is really known about it 🤔 Have you ever met the yellow-banded hermit crab ? 🦀 No !? Well, it’s Nature Wonders ! 🤯