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Fiddler Crab

Uca

Photo by VivBraznell
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Description:

Tiny crab. Approx. 1.25" Black and white markings on carapace. Major claw orange colour. Walking legs mottled grey in colour.

Habitat:

Mangrove

Notes:

If the large fiddle claw is lost, males will develop a new one on the opposite side after their next molt.

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Fiddler crab

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