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Fiddler crab?

Photo by kcdick
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Field Notes

Description:

Small fiddler crabs. In the town of Tamarindo, El Salvador

Habitat:

Tidal mud flats

Notes:

Hundreds to thousands of these small crabs on a coastal mud flat. Filtering the mud for food, and tossing the little balls of processed mud aside.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
sttweets
Yes, I'd say fiddler crab. The male with the asymmetric claw, the female symmetric.
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PublishedJune 23, 2011

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