What are fiddler crabs?
violinists are a small type of eighth -legged crabs or crustaceans belonging to the genus, UCA, order, decapoda and family Ocpodidae. There are about 100 different types of Fiddler crabs and approximately 20 of them are in Australia. It is very easy to recognize the difference between the male and female violinist, because the man has one claw that is much larger than his other claw. The male crab waives it to attract women for mating and also called on men to fight. The fight between men is usually not too aggressive. The crabs of female violins that are ready for pairing are those who choose the male crabs that they can connect with, walk with many men to wave claws before you choose one for mating. A woman transmitting eggs takes home to Sand Sand Fiddler Crab and often has to fight other men for a new home. sponge . The small crabs of the child hatch into the water, when they are larvae, they do not look like developed crabs at all. There are thousands of children in the sponge, and many of them take the predators after hatching. Those whoThey survive, eat plankton. Fiddler crabs usually live for a maximum of one year or one and a half years.
The violinists experience growth by melting or by absorbing their old shells and growing new ones. Most molt violinist crabs at least once a year. The violin crab is likely to live in a group of thousands of others, each crab having a separate home Sand Burrow. The violinist crabs are said to have the ability to feel the smell of their own kind.
Some types of fiddler crabs live in mud, while others can survive only in sand. Several species live in rocky areas. Fiddler crab breathes air, but must always remain near the water, because the gills must be wet at all times. The violinists use their small claws to collect food and because men have only one claw feeder, it lasts longer than women. Crab Fiddler receives food particles from bacteria, rotting plants and eyelashesy using mouth as a scraper.