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Fiddler crab

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Field Notes

Description:

Crab

Habitat:

Florida keys

Notes:

I have moved this to arthropods for you.

Species ID Suggestions

Peketoe crab ?
Walter3
1

Dungeoness crab
Walter3
1

Comments (6)
Ashish
Agree Nance its type of Fiddler Crab... http://www.nps.gov/pais/naturescience/fiddlercrab.htm
auntnance123
My guess is that this is a fiddler crab: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/invertebrates/fiddler-crab/ They are seen all over coastal Florida. The species above are from Maine and Alaska.
Ashish
look like a Land Crab.

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