#ryukyus — Public Fediverse posts

The Indo Hermit Crab (Coenobita brevimanus) broods its larvae in the female’s shell before releasing them in seawater—the only time adults return to the ocean. The violet body and reddish-brown shell make this an adult.

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Moth highlights from Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in Japan's Southern Ryukyus.

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The Elegant Pit Viper (Protobothrops elegans), endemic to Japan’s southern Ryukyus, is a venomous ambush predator related to Western Rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus). Like all pit vipers, its heat-sensing pits help it “see” radiant heat to hunt in darkness.

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