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Tou-La-Lou or Fiddler Crab

Cardisoma guanhumi

Photo by p.young713
Published on Project Noah
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28.1461, -82.7568

Field Notes

Description:

Hundreds of small homes on the beach for the land crab, they poke their little heads out, and I am not fast enough to get their photo! I took photos of what their home looks like. They are all hiding in their homes and if you put your finger in there they will bite!! I think they come out at night to feed?
I finally found a way to take the photo I updated with a photo on # 3.

Habitat:

Gulf of Mexico

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
p.young713
Yes, I think you are right!! Thank You!!
annorion
Might be the same as http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6905146 or a similar species of fiddler crab.

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PublishedSeptember 4, 2011

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