Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.)

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Male Fiddler Crabs have one extremely large claw and another small claw. There are nearly a hundred species of Fiddler Crabs worldwide.

Red-jointed Fiddler, Brackish-water Fiddler (Uca minax) Probably Red-jointed Fiddler, Brackish-water Fiddler (Uca minax)
York Co., VA
20 Aug 2013

Probably Red-jointed Fiddler, Brackish-water Fiddler (Uca minax)
York Co., VA
20 Aug 2013

Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.) Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.)
Dare Co., NC
16 Sep 2006
Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.) Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.)
New Hanover Co., NC
18 May 2008
Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.) Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.)
New Hanover Co., NC
18 May 2008
Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.) Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.)
Collier Co., FL
2 Jan 2006		 Collier Co., FL
2 Jan 2006
Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.) When alarmed, Fiddler Crabs scurry into the nearest hole in the sand. Sometimes, they don't quite fit!
Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.)

Collier Co., FL
2 Jan 2006

Fiddler Crab (Uca sp.) Hundreds of Fiddler Crabs!

Collier Co., FL
2 Jan 2006

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Created on ... January 22, 2006 | Updated on ... September 17, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com