Soldier Crabs, Dotilla myctiroides, Phuket shores, Andaman Sea.

The soldier crab, Dotilla myctiroides, gets its name from its habit of moving across tidal sand and mud flats, often in large numbers, in tightly packed groups resembling military units.

A troop of soldier crabs, Dotilla myctiroides, moves across intertidal muddy sand, Phuket Thailand.
A troop of soldier crabs, Dotilla myctiroides, moves across intertidal muddy sand, Phuket Thailand.
A soldier crab, Dotilla myctiroides, feeds by sifting through muddy sand for zooplankton and other organic material. © Colin Munro Photography
A soldier crab, Dotilla myctiroides, feeds by sifting through muddy sand for zooplankton and other organic material.
A close up photograph of a soldier crab, Dotilla myctiroides, sifting through a ball of sand grains to extract minute algae, plankton and bacteria to feed on. It is hold the sand grains between its second maxillipeds. After removing the organic material the sand grains will be discarded. ©Colin Munro Photography
A close up photograph of a soldier crab, Dotilla myctiroides, sifting through a ball of sand grains to extract minute algae, plankton and bacteria to feed on. It is hold the sand grains between its second maxillipeds.

I have a number of short clips, 30 – 60 seconds, of Dotilla myctiroides soldier crabs available for licensing. Example below.

Dotilla myctiroides soldier crabs foraging on intertidal sand flats at low tide, Thailand. Available in 4k and HD resolution.

Soldier crabs, Dotilla myctiroides, feeding on intertidal sand flats at low tide, Thailand. Available in 4k and HD resolution.

A closer view of Dotilla myctiroides soldier crabs feeding on intertidal sand flats at low tide. Available in 4k and HD resolution.

The above 40 second clips are available as HD or 4K (4096×2160). These versions are uploads encoded using H.264 codec, 50mbps. Also available encoded w ProRes 422, 478mbps (file size 2.4GB).

These soldier crab images are new, so I’m still going through editing and uploading. In the coming days and weeks I’ll upload more Dotilla myctiroides images. I’ll also be uploading or linking to video footage (available as 4K). So check back again and there should be more info about these guy, plus more images.

These images are available to license by contacting me directly. For video footage please also email me directly.

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