Mud Crab (AAA)

[Odontodactylus]

 Australian mud crab (Scylla Serrata) by AAA. Carapace width is 6 1/4".

[tyrantqueen]

Great photos, the stream is a nice touch

[Odontodactylus]

Thank you. It's actually the shore of a nine mile long lake just nearby. When I was fishing some days ago I saw those tree roots hanging out of the bank and thought it looked like a good crabitat, at least for the muddy.

[animaltoyforum]

Great photos! I hope you're considering entering the diorama contest!

[Jetoar]

It is alive  !. Wondeful photographs

[Odontodactylus]

Great photos! I hope you're considering entering the diorama contest!

Thank you sir. Perhaps I shall, if these are the type of photos that would be suitable.

It is alive  !. Wondeful photographs

Thanks, I can certainly imagine someone mistaking this one for a real animal if it were left just sitting around the water as it is in these pictures.

[KathyAnderson]

Those are AMAZING photos! The mud crab actually looks real.

[Odontodactylus]

Those are AMAZING photos! The mud crab actually looks real.

Thank you. I think the excellent paint job is what really brings it to life. That and the fact that it was made from a real crab.

[brontodocus]

That's a very fine walk-around with those outdoor shots, Odontodactylus! I thought I have that figure, too but if yours is over 6'' in carapace width I should check if I have a smaller version (which would be no surprise since the multitude of casts of different specimens of the same species seem to be not uncommon for AAA).

[KathyAnderson]

Those are AMAZING photos! The mud crab actually looks real.

Thank you. I think the excellent paint job is what really brings it to life. That and the fact that it was made from a real crab.

YW! I mean, it is super!

[Odontodactylus]

That's a very fine walk-around with those outdoor shots, Odontodactylus! I thought I have that figure, too but if yours is over 6'' in carapace width I should check if I have a smaller version (which would be no surprise since the multitude of casts of different specimens of the same species seem to be not uncommon for AAA).

Thank you sir, but they're not quite a proper walk around compared to some of yours that I've seen. Nice job properly showing every surface. I couldn't quite do that as I was going for the natural look. There is a smaller version of this crab. Here's a quick comparison.



Colors aren't always realistic, but close enough. I think the blue was added to make them look more like Callinectes Sapidus. I got the smaller ones in Delaware.

[brontodocus]

That's a very fine walk-around with those outdoor shots, Odontodactylus! I thought I have that figure, too but if yours is over 6'' in carapace width I should check if I have a smaller version (which would be no surprise since the multitude of casts of different specimens of the same species seem to be not uncommon for AAA).

Thank you sir, but they're not quite a proper walk around compared to some of yours that I've seen. Nice job properly showing every surface. I couldn't quite do that as I was going for the natural look. There is a smaller version of this crab. Here's a quick comparison.



Colors aren't always realistic, but close enough. I think the blue was added to make them look more like Callinectes Sapidus. I got the smaller ones in Delaware.

Thanks, Odontodactylus, I think different approaches by different photographers are something the walk-around section really benefits from, otherwise it would be a very boring thing. Everyone has a different perception and expresses something different, which is very welcome! I for one will only rarely be able to make outside photographs (although I'd love to). Oh, could you re-upload the photo of the smaller version?

[Odontodactylus]

Photo is back. I forgot that it needed to be left on the other site to remain here as well.