Photo 14835825, (c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by coenobita

Attribution © coenobita
some rights reserved
Uploaded by coenobita coenobita
Source iNaturalist Australia
Associated observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Compressed Fiddler Crab (Tubuca coarctata)

Observer

coenobita

Date

January 31, 2014 03:26 PM AEST

Description

Shows fiddler crabs climbing avicennia pneumatophores and feeding direct with their faces against the root surface. They are holding on with their nippers. Cleaning the pneumatophores may be an important service to the mangroves.

Sizes
Copyright