Blue Land Crab

Description:

Photo take on the hotel gardens this big blue land crab just moving alone on a small path between the grass and a building. It can reach sizes up to around 11 cm and overall reaching sizes of up to 35 cm. Males, like many crabs possess dimorphic claws: the larger claw can grow up to around 15 cm in length,. The eyes are stalked and its colour ranges from a deep blue to a pale grey, juveniles generally have a brown carpace with orange coloured legs. Females usually appear light gray or white. Adult colours are usually present between 80 g and 180 g. The species can weigh over 500 g.

Habitat:

Found in tropical and subtopical estuaries and other maritime areas of land along the Atlantic coast of the Americas, From Florida, Gulf of Mexico, some Caribbean Island to Brazil.