Nearly got bitten on the bum!

I was walking along the breakwater at the marina and stopped to watch a pair of dolphins swimming around in the water.

As I sat on the rocks I only just noticed, out of the corner of my eye, this 5" crab (13 cm) creeping up on me. I managed to take a photo of him before he scuttled down in the rocks again. He had a few friends with him too.

[Nicola]

Ouch! that would have hurt if he'd used his claws on you.

[Gena Pegg]

ewwww! Great catpure though!

[Deb]

Ouch. Very lucky

[Jo]

That would have hurt, just imagine the story he was going to tell at dinner time tonight about the human he almost attacked!

[Gerry]

I am glad you played him at his own game before he had chance to bite you , you Pinched his photo babs

[Esther]

Love this photo Well captured Fav

[Angela]

Mean looking boy.

[Karen Dex]

He could have given a good nip with the size of those nippers

[Angela Tavan]

great capture, colour and composition. Fav for me too!

[Humphrey Hippo]

Glad you spotted him!

[Ginny]

Fantastic capture, but he does make me shudder a little!

[Laurie F]

GROSSSSSSSS!! but a great shot!!

[Krista]

Great shot Babs- I must admit, I was a little creeped out at first by this lil guy lol!

[Babs]

@winnedreamer @eyesmile @gypsy6 Thanks. Good job I spotted him.

[Babs]

@joluise It would probably have been a bit like the fishermans tale. "I nearly caught one this big".

[Babs]

@gerry Thanks Gerry. He scuttled of with his friends after I took this shot.

[Babs]

@estherhelen Thanks for the fav Esther.

[Babs]

@angelar You don't think he was smiling then!

[Babs]

@dekky740 He could have given me quite a nip good job I spotted him first.

[Babs]

@angelat Thanks for the fav Angela.

[Babs]

@humphreyhippo Me too!!

[Babs]

@ginnykoppenhol @lafish @tillycarter Thanks. I think he was a bit creeped out when he saw me too, especially when the camera appeared in his face.

[Elaine]

Nice capture Babs, glad you managed to get that shot!

[Heather Colgate]

Brilliant, love him

[Babs]

@elaine55 Thanks Elaine, me too, he shot back into the rocks after I got this.

[Babs]

@bugsy Thanks Heather. If he had bitten me I think he would have been lunch.

[Paula W]

He certainly doesn't look small, great shot with him clinging on to the rock, perfect dof.

[Babs]

@paulaw Thanks Paula. he wasn't only clinging on to the rock, he was making a bee line for me!!! He probably thought Lunch!!

[Barbara Havrot]

Oh yes! He's a mighty scary one! I'd rather be the one sneaking up on the crab rather than the other way around!

[Babs]

@havrotb He did scuttle off into the rocks after I got a photo of him.