A fiddler crab, sometimes known as a calling crab, may be any of approximately 97 species of semi-terrestrial marine crabs within the genus Uca . ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddler_crab
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Information on fiddler crabs and how to keep them as pets, including setting up a tank appropriate for fiddler crabs. ... There is a good thread in the Exotic Pets forum which has some excellent advice and varied opinions on the ideal fiddler crab care. To see this advice, visit the forum using this link...
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exoticpets.about.com/cs/rarespecies/a/fiddlercrabs.htm
exoticpets.about.com/cs/rarespecies/a/fiddlercrabs.htm
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Comprehensive fiddler crab reference list (2,486 references / Updated May 17, 2007): HTML or Zipped Endnote File (Version X for Windows) ... Fiddler Crab Links ... Note:The fiddler crab forum has been shut down due to lack of general interest, except by spammers.
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www.fiddlercrab.info/
www.fiddlercrab.info/
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Male fiddler crabs have one large front claw and one small one, while females and young fiddlers have two small claws. The large claw looks a bit like a fiddle. The male fiddler crab waves this claw and wrestles other males to mark his territory and attract mates. ... To see how a fiddler crab moves, click on the projector!
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pelotes.jea.com/fidcrab.htm
pelotes.jea.com/fidcrab.htm
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SOFIA Kid's Page - Critters - information about fiddler crabs. ... Fiddler Crab (Uca species) ... It is easy to identify the male fiddler crab from the female because of his one large claw. The male's larger claw is used to attract females and to defend territory.
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sofia.usgs.gov/virtual_tour/kids/critters/crab.html
sofia.usgs.gov/virtual_tour/kids/critters/crab.html
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Mud Fiddler Crabs (Uca pugnax) ... You'll sometimes find these small (up to about one inch), almost black crabs on the mud among the marsh grass at low tide. What you'll probably see first is the male's large, yellow pincer which has little other use than as a display during courtship.
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www.assateague.com/mud-cr.html
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The common English name, Fiddler Crab, comes from the feeding of the males, where the movement of the small claw from the ground to its mouth resembles the motion of a someone moving a bow across a fiddle (the large claw).
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www-bioc.rice.edu/precollege/galbay/galbay99/students/f...
www-bioc.rice.edu/precollege/galbay/galbay99/students/fiddlercrab/FiddlerCrab.htm
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Fiddler crab by Josephine Jacobsen. Fiddler crab summary with 3 pages of encyclopedia entries, research information, and more. ... A fiddler crab, sometimes known as a calling crab, may be any of approximately 97 species of semi-terrestrial marine crabs within the genus Uca [1]. Belonging to the family Ocypodidae,
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www.bookrags.com/wiki/Fiddler_crab
www.bookrags.com/wiki/Fiddler_crab
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Information about the Fiddler Crab (Uca rapax), a species found in the State of Texas ... Description The fiddler crab's carapace (shell) length is 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm). It is dark during the day; turning a lighter color at night. Males have one large claw and one small claw. Females' claws are the same size.
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www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/fiddler/
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/fiddler/
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