Sunday 11 November 2012

Ladder Beach!


A place of isolation and serenity, the Ladder Beach is one of the most picturesque beaches on island, with towering formations of corals, rock, trees, and caves, it shows that it certainly houses several organism and plants in it.



The steep walla of the caves is a run off from rain and river, so there are a lot of plants growing around the water deposits.


A large spiderweb



This spider has nested itself inside the cave and has created a large net to capture moths and flies even in the dark.

A snail burrows itself in a hole in the cave walls.


The rocky formation of the cave walls show a horizontal pattern. 

Dense tangan-tangan trees scatter throughout the beach.


The soil of Ladder Beach.

A Hermit Crab scurries away in fear.






The edge of the cliff in Ladder Beach shows the amount of plants growing where the water runs off.











Interestingly, centipedes were coiled up under the are of the rock where water was dripping from. If you notice the dark area of the rock where moss had even developed, there are tiny centipedes moving around.



And where water drips, there lives the hermit crabs. 

There was this pattern everywhere in places that i found water dripping from under the rocks.


SPOT THE HERMIT CRAB!


Here it is, running away. The hermit crab demonstrates its advantage of camouflage as its shell blends in with the other rocks and debris.

A fallen centipede.

The darker areas in the rocky corals are where water drips from.




Cactus grow in groups along the side of the cave.


Another spider houses itself outside among the cactus.





A moth hiding itself from threat.

Shell fossils mark itself on the walls of the cave, indicating that these caves were once under water. 


A wasp's nest high above the cave walls.

Another recognizable shell formation.




A butterfly relaxes under the shades of a tree, constantly opening and closing its wings in order to absorb heat. Being cold-blooded they need the sun to regulate their body temperature.


The cocoon of a bug. Again, notice that it is almost the same color as the rock it is, demonstrating another advantage with camouflage, but that's not the only defense mechanism it has. This cocoon shows spikes to ward off any predators that might be tempted to eat them. Not given the advantage of running away, they are given traits such as these to protect themselves somehow. 


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