The young ones are completely black blending in nicely with the rocks. As they get older, they become more colorful sporting a nice red back and legs. And the larger ones, about as big as a mans hand, become a bit more orangey with blue under their shells and at the top of their legs.
I was watching them as we were bathing in a shallow pool and saw this very large one chasing a smaller one away. He looked so fierce as he came out from under a rock waving his large claws in front of him. He was so intent on his actions that he didn't seem to notice me as I was getting closer and closer snapping pictures.
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