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Sight of the iguana: Lizard cuts a dash and strikes a pose while wearing a wandering crab like a bowtie

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Haining, J. (2026, October 24). Sight of the iguana: Lizard cuts a dash and strikes a pose while wearing a wandering crab like a bowtie. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16234735/Sight-iguana-Lizard-cuts-dash-strikes-pose-wearing-wandering-crab-like-bowtie.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Dale Morris photographed an iguana on Fernandina Island in the Galápagos archipelago, where a red crab was clinging to its neck like a bowtie. Another photo shows three crabs crawling onto another iguana as a wave washes over them. The crabs and iguanas have a symbiotic relationship; while the iguanas forage underwater, crabs clean their scales, providing both food and grooming benefits.

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An elegant Marine Iguana was recently photographed on top of a rock in Fernandina Island, part of the Galápagos archipelago, located just over 900 kilometres off the coast of Ecuador. The lizard is seen wearing a vibrant red Sally Lightfoot Crab as if it were a bowtie. Photographer Dale Morris captured this unique scene while searching for Marine Iguanas and noticed the crab clinging to the iguana's neck, creating an amusing visual. Other shots by Mr. Morris show three fluorescent Sally Lightfoot Crabs climbing onto another iguana, suggesting a symbiotic relationship between these species in coastal regions of South and Central America as well. The photos highlight the unusual and close interaction between Marine Iguanas and Sally Lightfoot Crabs in their natural habitat.

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Ecuador Sally Lightfoot Crabs

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A very snazzy iguana has been photographed wearing a red crab as a bowtie in the Galapagos Islands In another shot, three Sally Lightfoot Crabs can be seen crawling up onto a Marine Iguana The reptiles are endemic to the Galápagos Islands, an archipelago just over 900 kilometres off the coast of Ecuador. Coastal scavengers Sally Lightfoot Crabs are found across the islands and also on the western coast of South and Central America. The crustaceans and reptiles are known to share a very unique relationship with one another.

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2026-10-24 · Daily Mail

Sight of the iguana: Lizard cuts a dash and strikes a pose while wearing a wandering crab like a bowtie · assertive framing

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An elegant iguana has been pictured cutting a dashing figure and striking a pose while wearing a wandering crab like a bowtie. asserted

iguana → picture → bowtie

The large lizard was photographed on top of a rock on Fernandina Island in the Galápagos archipelago by Dale Morris. asserted

lizard → photograph → Morris

In one shot, the smartly-dressed iguana is perched upon a mound while a vibrant red crab clings to its neck, giving the appearance of a snazzy bowtie. asserted

crab → dress → bowtie

Another picture shows three fluorescent Sally Lightfoot Crabs clinging to an iguana as a wave crashes over the lizard and its crustacean counterparts. asserted

wave → show → lizard

Other shots also showed the crabs crawling up toward the resting iguanas - with neither animal seeming to mind the other's presence. Mr Morris was exploring the island and on the lookout for the speckled Marine Iguanas when he happened upon the pair, which he labelled a 'very funny sight.' He said: 'I was out on the Island looking for Marine Iguanas when I came across this very funny sight. asserted

I → show → sight

'Sally Lightfoot Crabs were crawling around and one had ended up clinging on to an Iguana around its neck, making it look like the Iguana was wearing a bow tie.' asserted

Iguana → crawl → tie

crustaceans → photograph → one

While the Marine Iguanas prepare to forage for seaweed off the coast of the island, the crabs help clean the lizard's black scales. asserted

crabs → prepare → scales

The Sally Lightfoot Crab gets a meal and the iguana gets a manicure before it heads off into the water to feed. asserted

it → get → water