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Aratus pisonii, commonly known as the mangrove tree crab, is a species of crab which lives in mangrove trees in tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas, from Florida to Brazil on the Atlantic coast. A.pacificus occurs from Nicaragua to Peru on the Pacific coast. A. pisoni feeds mostly on the leaves of the mangroves, but is an omnivore ...
Hepatus epheliticus, known by various names, including the calico crab (not to be confused with Ovalipes ocellatus) and Dolly Varden crab, is a species of crab. It lives in shallow water in the western Atlantic Ocean from the Chesapeake Bay to the Dominican Republic. It has a 3-inch (76 mm)–wide carapace adorned with large red spots with ...
Ocypode rubra Fréminville, 1835. Gecarcinus ruricola is a species of terrestrial crab. It is the most terrestrial of the Caribbean land crabs, [3] and is found from western Cuba across the Antilles as far east as Barbados. Common names for G. ruricola include the purple land crab, [1] black land crab, [3] red land crab, [4] and zombie crab.
Two Crabs is an 1889 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh. It is a still life of two crabs, one on its back and one upright, with a green background. [1] The work is oil on canvas of 47 cm (19 in) high and 61 cm (24 in) wide. [1] Van Gogh is thought to have painted this work after his hospital release in January 1889.
Binomial name. Zebrida adamsii. White, 1847 [1] Synonyms [1] Acanthonyx zebrida Wood, 1867. Zebrida paucidentata Flipse, 1930. Zebrida adamsii is a distinctively striped species of crab that lives in association with a sea urchin in the Indo-Pacific region. It is cryptically coloured with vertical stripes and has special adaptations to its legs ...
Heteropanope tridentatus Tesch, 1922. Panopeus wurdemannii Gibbes, 1850. Rhithropanopeus harrisii (common names include the Zuiderzee crab, [2] dwarf crab, [2] estuarine mud crab, [3] Harris mud crab, [3] white-fingered mud crab, [4] and white-tipped mud crab) is a small omnivorous crab native to Atlantic coasts of the Americas, from New ...
Description. P. armatus is one of the largest species of hermit crab: [3] adults may reach a carapace length of 43 mm (1.7 in). [6] The legs, including the claws, have bands of colour, in red, orange and white, and the claws bear short spines on the dorsal surface. [6] The eyestalks are short, but bear large black compound eyes. [6]
Carpilius maculatus, common names seven-eleven crab, [1] spotted reef crab, [2][3][4] dark-finger coral crab, and large spotted crab, [5] is a species of crab in the family Carpiliidae, [6] which also includes C. convexus and C. corallinus. While there have reports of the C. maculatus as being poisonous, biochemical testing has revealed that ...