Crunching A Crab!

Yesterday evening I was watching this alligator making it’s way along the salt marsh among the oyster beds at low tide.

I saw it suddenly lunge out at something but wasn’t sure exactly what the gator caught until it lifted up it’s head and I realized it had a nice size blue crab!

Well…the alligator proceeded to crunch the crab (which I could clearly hear from my position) until it finally bit down hard on the now completely cracked crab, and gulped down it’s meal.

Incidentally, if you view the time lapse video I posted earlier of the same marsh area, at 28 seconds in you can glimpse this same alligator making it’s way back into the marsh.

29 thoughts on “Crunching A Crab!”

einfachtilda on September 18, 2012 at 2:49 pm said:

Oh oh, das ist ganz schön hungrig 🙄 Klasse Fotos!!

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- Phil Lanoue on September 18, 2012 at 4:42 pm said:
  
  Thank you my dear. 🙂
  
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Jean-Paul on September 18, 2012 at 2:53 pm said:

Extraordinaire !!!! Merci de votre visite.
Amitiés, Jean-Paul

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- Phil Lanoue on September 18, 2012 at 4:43 pm said:
  
  Merci Jean-Paul! 🙂
  
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lylekrahn on September 18, 2012 at 3:27 pm said:

Great sequence. I guess the crab didn’t fare so well.

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- Phil Lanoue on September 18, 2012 at 4:44 pm said:
  
  Thanks, glad you liked that, and no that crab was history. 😯
  
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Gareth Rasberry on September 18, 2012 at 3:28 pm said:

Spectacular series, Phil!

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- Phil Lanoue on September 18, 2012 at 4:45 pm said:
  
  Thanks for checking it out Gareth!
  
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theforagingphotographer on September 18, 2012 at 4:48 pm said:

What a fantastic sequence Phil, such clarity to the pictures. Beautiful!

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- Phil Lanoue on September 18, 2012 at 7:00 pm said:
  
  I appreciate you stopping in and glad you liked those photos! Thanks much.
  
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ManoliRizoFotografia on September 18, 2012 at 6:52 pm said:

¡Impresionante!

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- Phil Lanoue on September 18, 2012 at 7:08 pm said:
  
  Gracias por mirar mis fotos!
  
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dc on September 19, 2012 at 4:07 am said:

Great sequence!

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- Phil Lanoue on September 19, 2012 at 10:40 am said:
  
  Thanks much for looking!
  
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TBM on September 19, 2012 at 5:16 am said:

Impressive shots, but I have to admit I felt horrible for the crab. Ah, nature!

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- Phil Lanoue on September 19, 2012 at 10:41 am said:
  
  Thanks and yes I know what you mean, sometimes we do feel bad for the fish and crabs etc. that end up as someone’s meal but it is indeed part of nature.
  
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monisertel on September 19, 2012 at 5:52 am said:

Hello Phil,

WOW!!! Amazing series, I’ve never seen this, excellent shots!
Wish you a nice Wednesday
moni

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FeyGirl on September 19, 2012 at 7:14 am said:

Haaa! What great action shots….! I love the last one, it really looks like a content face after all that activity.

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- Phil Lanoue on September 19, 2012 at 10:42 am said:
  
  I’m so glad you checked out these pics and that you like them! Thanks a lot for looking and commenting!
  And he does have a look on his face like he is thinking…”ummm, that was some goooood crab” 🙂
  
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Deb Platt on September 19, 2012 at 7:26 pm said:

What a great series of crab-munching photos!

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- Phil Lanoue on September 19, 2012 at 7:43 pm said:
  
  Hey thanks Deb, I appreciate you looking and commenting! And glad you liked those photos!
  
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suburbanferndaleark on September 19, 2012 at 8:24 pm said:

What an astonishing sequence of photos! Gotta give the crab credit for not giving up though. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on September 19, 2012 at 9:27 pm said:
  
  Thanks! Glad you liked those! That crab tried it’s best I’m sure but tough to escape a hungry alligator. 😯
  
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Graham Stephen on September 20, 2012 at 11:00 am said:

Fascinating

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- Phil Lanoue on September 20, 2012 at 11:05 am said:
  
  Thanks I appreciate you looking!
  
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Nicole Ftacnik Photography on September 21, 2012 at 10:07 am said:

Awesome images! 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on September 21, 2012 at 11:01 am said:
  
  Thanks a million Nicole! I’m happy you liked those and very nice to see you here!
  
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Kitt Crescendo on January 1, 2013 at 9:36 pm said:

Mmmm! Fresh crab meat…

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Angela on May 26, 2015 at 6:41 am said:

I think I would rather be the fish than the crab, It would be better to be gulped down whole then crunched up.

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