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Uca tangeri
Female fiddler crabs "Uca tangeri is the largest species in the genus Uca, with a carapace up to 50 millimetres (2.0 in) wide, and up to 25 mm (1.0 in) long. The males have one claw much larger than the other, which they use for communication. The carapace is violet to black, or sometimes yellowish in females, while the appendages are yellowish brown." wiki
Cabanas, Tavira lagoon side
"Caranguejos-violinistas", "Boca-cava-terra" Behaviour: They dig up holes in the sand where they hide when feeling threatened
Spotted on Apr 16, 2014
Submitted on Apr 29, 2014
2 Comments
I think she was going to a hole that already had a crab hehe! :)
What a great movie! It looks like he tried to squeeze in to a hole a bit too small for him :)