Batman Crab

[ScottishFish]

Took this picture in one of my Labratory experiments at University. Basically monitoring the breathing rate/Co2 levels of a crab. Anyway I couldn't help but caption it !!

Note no crabs were harmed

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[William]

Looks lika a crab living in one of the trash vortexes

[Slaphppy7]

I like the orange sleeves

[ScottishFish]

Orange sleeves prevent being pinched. Carcinus maenas is a particularly fiesty and aggressive crab

[Slaphppy7]

What was the purpose of your research?...looks very interesting

[ScottishFish]

Monitoring different breathing rates in various conditions from normoxic to hypoxic.

[Taurus]

.......reminds me of the movie Alien....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEVY_lonKf4

[madagascariensis]

.......reminds me of the movie Alien....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEVY_lonKf4

Yeah, I briefly thought of a face hugger.

[Stlouisfish]

Monitoring different breathing rates in various conditions from normoxic to hypoxic.

And the reason to do this is????

[ScottishFish]

To understand the different physiological proccess that are in nature, also to see how conformers and regulators cope in lesser oxygen environments.