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Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab

Uca pugilator

Habitat:

beach - separated from main beach by pool

Notes:

They came out of their holes as a walked toward them. Then a grackle came and ate some. It seems like they would have gone into their holes when they heard me coming.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Atlantic sand fiddler crab
Uca pugilator Atlantic Sand Fiddler


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3 Comments

sarah in the woods
sarah in the woods 10 years ago

Thank you alison.cawood

anneandkids1999
anneandkids1999 10 years ago

It's probably a fiddler crab

hernandezwolf99
hernandezwolf99 10 years ago

Maybe a fiddler crab?

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Apr 13, 2014
Submitted on Apr 22, 2014

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