The movement of the smaller claw from ground to mouth during feeding explains the crabs' common name; it looks as if the animal were playing the larger claw like a fiddle.
WE HAVE THE SAME IN MY ISLAND AND WE CALL THEM "VIOLONIST CRABS" OR "MEA CULPA CRABS" IT LOOKS AS IF THEY BEAT THIER BREAST SAYING : "MEA CULPA, MEA CULPA ". EXCELLENT CAPTIURE TOM !!!
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Jim & Darlene Stewart 18 Jan 2015
so coolAnonymous Guest 18 Jan 2015
Nice!Heloisa Castro 12 Jan 2015
Good shot!Maria Anna Machado 12 Jan 2015
wow...fantastic...LAURIER Marie josé 12 Jan 2015
WE HAVE THE SAME IN MY ISLAND AND WE CALL THEM "VIOLONIST CRABS" OR "MEA CULPA CRABS" IT LOOKS AS IF THEY BEAT THIER BREAST SAYING : "MEA CULPA, MEA CULPA ". EXCELLENT CAPTIURE TOM !!!