Instructor - Maria McKay
Location - Barna beach Kenmare.
Today the lads at work asked if we could bring them snorkelling after work because they had never gone before. We decided to check out this spot down the road from Star outdoors. Was really calm when we arrived and the visibility looked great from above the beach but when we got in it was like a minefield of Jellyfish. There were hundreds of compass jellyfish, more than I've ever seen before.
Although there were loads of jellyfish we stayed in for as long as we could and kept exploring. We then came a cross a 'Velvet Swimming Crab'. Any velvet swimming crab I came across before wasn't much bigger than the palm of my hand but this one was huge. Just as we came across it we were about to tell the guys what it was and one of them went down to pick it up. Little did they know that they are viscous crabs who are lightening fast. As Dan went to pick him up from behind he flipped around and grabbed Dans hand and actually burst the skin.
The reason why Velvet Swimming Crabs or 'The Devil Crab' (as they are known due to their red eyes,) can move so quick is because they have a paddle on one side at the back which means they can spin and move quickly.
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| The Devil Crab |
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