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Post Aruba emits its stamp series ‘Marine Life’

On a collaboration with Aruba National Park Foundation

On June 8, 2021, which is World
Oceans Day, Post Aruba N.V. emits
its stamp series ‘Marine Life’.
This emission was done in collabo-
ration with Aruba National Park
Foundation through a nature pho-
tography competition held in De-
cember 2021.

This stamp emission is accompa-
nied by a First Day Cover envelope
that was designed by Mr. Arman-
do Goedgedrag.

Description of the stamps:
Title: Floating in the current
Between Hole in the wall and Isla
di Oro, Aruba by photographer:
Tobia de Scisciolo

Photographer Caption:
The magnificent Feather Duster
Worm is a beautiful subject and
I appreciate photographing it. I that live motionless lives. They are
particularly enjoy using them as known for their highly branched These fan worms don’t have a Characteristics of the subfamily in-
the centerpieces of my pictures as fan of tentacles that extends from face and eyes, but they are able clude one claw being larger than
seldomly, like in this example, you their tubes, and look like feather to detect changes in the light and the other, thick and elongated
find them isolated on top of a coral dusters. use that light sensitivity to protect eyestalks, and a box-like body.
which if the right angle is used, al- them from predators.
lows you to obtain this dark blue al- A Feather duster worm is often If a feather duster worm detects a They are semi-terrestrial and
most black background. Through found in the subtidal zones of reefs shadow or feels threatened, it will breathe oxygen from the air
this empty and dark background, around the world, positioned in retreat into its tube for protection. through moistened gills. They must
I enjoy how the main subject is put moderate currents where plankton periodically wet their gills with sea-
forward with the strong contrast meals get brought to them each They also have the ability to repro- water, usually by taking water from
of the dark blue oceanic back- day that are gentle enough to not duce asexually through fragmen- moist sand or by running into the
ground. damage their feathery crown. tation. surf and letting the waves wash
over them. However, they can only
Creature description: Feather Dust- The feathery crown that gives the Title: The ghost crab remain under water for a limited
er Worm feather duster worm its name is a At Pink beach/pyramid rock be- amount of time, as they will drown.
Feather duster worms are a family specialized part of its body that is hind the Arashi dunes, Aruba by
of filter-feeding marine tubeworms used to trap plankton and move photographer: Nohemy Habibe They remain in their burrows dur-
them to its mouth. ing the hottest part of the day, and
Photographer Caption: throughout the coldest part of the
On my last day shooting at the ‘pink winter.
beach’ /’pyramid rock’ behind the
Arashi dunes, I saw a movement Ghost crabs are negatively af-
out the corner of my right eye. I fected by human activity on sandy
had spotted many ghost crabs, beaches, such as sand trampling
but none were this big. We had a by foot traffic, the building of sea-
moment of mutual understanding walls, or the presence of inorganic
as she let me get various shots from pollutants. Due to their worldwide
different angles and distances. distribution and the ease by which
their burrows can be surveyed,
Creature description: Ghost Crab ghost crab burrows are regarded
Ghost crabs are common shore as valuable ecological indicators
crabs in tropical and subtropical for quickly assessing the impact
regions throughout the world, in- of human disturbance on beach
habiting deep burrows in the in- habitats.
tertidal zone. They are generalist
scavengers and predators of small This stamp series and First Day Cov-
animals. er envelope are available at all
the Post Office locations, namely in
The name "ghost crab" derives from Oranjestad and San Nicolas.
their nocturnality and their gener-
ally pale coloration which blends For more information on the “Ma-
in well with the sand, though they rine Life” stamps serie please
are capable of gradually chang- visit the Facebook page: Aruba
ing body coloration to match their Stamps or Webpage: postaruba.
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