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Fiddler Crab

Description:

Tiny brown crab (about the size of a quarter) with purple/red patch on back. One claw notably larger than the other.

Habitat:

Live in pluff mud on shores of South Carolina's Kiawah Island

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Konflict_803
Konflict_803 11 years ago

It's a Fiddler Crab. Normally seen just about everywhere in the marshes. It is also a male, I believe, because he has one large claw.

LauraMcCann
Spotted by
LauraMcCann

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Spotted on Mar 20, 2011
Submitted on Jul 18, 2011

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