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Fiddler crab ♀
Uca tangeri
37.1369, -7.59352
Field Notes
Description:
Female fiddler crabs
"Uca tangeri is the largest species in the genus Uca, with a carapace up to 50 millimetres (2.0 in) wide, and up to 25 mm (1.0 in) long. The males have one claw much larger than the other, which they use for communication. The carapace is violet to black, or sometimes yellowish in females, while the appendages are yellowish brown." wiki
Habitat:
Cabanas, Tavira lagoon side
Notes:
"Caranguejos-violinistas", "Boca-cava-terra"
Behaviour: They dig up holes in the sand where they hide when feeling threatened
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PublishedApril 29, 2014
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