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Blue Fiddler crab

Ocypode

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Field Notes

Description:

Light blue shell and a bright yellow large claw.

Habitat:

Fiddler crabs are found along sea beaches and brackish inter-tidal mud flats, lagoons and swamps. Fiddler crabs are best known for different sized front claws, with one claw usually much larger than the other. From Wikipedia

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Fiddler crab

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Comments (3)
Gerardo Aizpuru
Nice spot Diana , this has to go on the "Arthropods Category"

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PublishedMay 25, 2013

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