I found this crab fish whatever thing in a small pond/puddle in the Sahara Desert.The Tassili N'Ajjer National Park in Algeria to be more specific. Roughly here: 26°09'39.5"N 8°36'54.5"EOur guide an none of the Tuareg who were with us and lived in this area for decades has ever seen a thing like that or knew what it was.It was around 10cm long and alive.If anyone knows what it is or where I could find any information regarding this topic or even places where asking might be more appropriate please let me know.
>>4907935Hello. I have no idea what i'm supposed to be looking at. That is all. Goodbye.
>>4907935https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepidae
>>4907935water scorpion
>>4907939Thanks man. That really looks very similar to the the thing and the habitat matches.I was just very surprised the find this much life in what is essentially a temporary pond in the desert. There were small fish as well.
>>4907935Cool thread, don't usually have posts with actual GPS coordinates attached.Glad it didn't nibble your toes haha.
>>4907943it flies, its not bond to water
Apparently it has rained this summer for the first time in 4 years so things were unusually green in the Wadi.There were also many dragonfly and you could see the footprints of jackal and mufflon in the sand.
>>4907943Fish spawn naturally from the dirt in pools of water. Everyone knows this.
>>4907943There are species of Killifish that lay cyst like eggs that can survive desiccation and these eggs hatch when these temporary watercourses refill. The fish grow and breed in a couple weeks and then die off and you won’t see them again until the next rain.
