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| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda > Brachyurans > Family Varunidae |
| Orange
signaller crab Metaplax elegans Family Varunidae updated Dec 12 Where seen? This tiny crab with long orange pincers is found in the back mangroves in very soft mud. Often in large groups near stream banks. Features: Body width about 2cm. Body somewhat rectangular, eyes on short stalksr. Long flattened legs with pointed tips. Males wave their distinctive long orange pincers to compete for females. What does it eat? It feeds mainly on worms, coming of out its burrow at low tide. |
 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Sep 09 |
 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Sep 09 |
 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Feb 10 |
Orange signaller crabs on Singapore shores
| Photos for free download from wildsingapore flickr |
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