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Fiddler crab

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ulvalactuca77
ulvalactuca77 12 years ago

Only the males carry the "fiddle". The enlarged claw is actually a detriment to the fiddler crab as it makes the males half as efficient as feeding as the females.

nmmccann
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nmmccann

Barnegat Light, New Jersey, USA

Spotted on Aug 1, 2010
Submitted on Feb 4, 2012

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