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Fiddler Crab

Photo by LauraMcCann
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny brown crab (about the size of a quarter) with purple/red patch on back.
One claw notably larger than the other.

Habitat:

Live in pluff mud on shores of South Carolina's Kiawah Island

Reference Links:

Fiddler crab

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Konflict_803
It's a Fiddler Crab. Normally seen just about everywhere in the marshes. It is also a male, I believe, because he has one large claw.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2011

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