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Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
leptuca pugilator
The Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab is a tiny crab that loves to dance on the beach! Watch out for its big claw, which it waves around to attract friends!
生息地: They live in sandy beaches and coastal areas along the Atlantic Ocean.
外見
The Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab has a square-shaped body, typically tan to greenish-brown, with stalked eyes. Males possess one enormous, brightly colored claw, often white, yellow, or orange, significantly larger than the other smaller claw and the female's two small claws.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Malacostraca目Decapoda科Ocypodidae属Leptuca
カテゴリ
Invertebrateレア度
Common
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
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おもしろい事実
Fiddler crabs can hold their breath for a very long time when hiding in their burrows.
Males wave their giant claw not just for show, but also to release extra body heat!
Their stalked eyes give them a super wide view, like having built-in binoculars.
Wow! If a male loses its huge claw, the other tiny claw quickly grows into a new big one!
特殊能力
能力
Waving Arm
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab males have one huge claw that helps them attract mates and defend their burrows from rivals.
能力
Disguise Master
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab can change its carapace color to match the sand, helping them hide from predators.
能力
Expert Digger
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab can rapidly dig complex burrows in the sand because of strong legs, which provide shelter and safety.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 2.5 cm
- Claw Span
- 4 cm
- 体重
- 5 g
- 寿命
- 3 年
食性と食事
They filter tiny food particles like algae and detritus from the sand and mud.
主な食物
- diatoms
- algae
- bacteria
- organic detritus
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Wading birds snatch them from mudflats.
eaten by
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Gulls forage for them on exposed beaches.
eaten by
Mummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus
Small fish prey on juvenile crabs in tidal pools.
特徴
別名
Atlantic Fiddler CrabSand Fiddler Crab
コレクション
安全性
危険度
0/5 · 危険なし
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crabの長さは何ですか？
2.5 cm
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crabのclaw Spanは何ですか？
4 cm
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crabの体重は何ですか？
5 g
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crabの寿命は何ですか？
3 年
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crabは何を食べますか？
They filter tiny food particles like algae and detritus from the sand and mud.
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crabは通常どこに生息していますか？
They live in sandy beaches and coastal areas along the Atlantic Ocean.
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crabはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
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