An elegant iguana has been pictured cutting a dashing figure and striking a pose while wearing a wandering crab like a bowtie.
The large lizard was photographed on top of a rock on Fernandina Island in the Galápagos archipelago by Dale 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.
Another picture shows three fluorescent Sally Lightfoot Crabs clinging to an iguana as a wave crashes over the lizard and its crustacean counterparts.
Other shots also showed the crabs crawling up toward the resting iguanas –
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