Mictyris longicarpus | 水產百科網
Mictyrislongicarpus,thelight-bluesoldiercrab,isaspeciesofcrabthatlivesonsandybeachesfromtheBayofBengaltoAustralia;withothermembersofthe ...
Species of crab
"Army" of Mictyris longicarpus
Artist impression of Mictyris longicarpus marching across a mangrove flat
Mictyris longicarpus, the light-blue soldier crab, is a species of crab that lives on sandy beaches from the Bay of Bengal to Australia; with other members of the genus Mictyris, it is "one of the most loved crabs in Australia".[2] Adults are 25 mm (1 in) across, white, with blue on their backs, and hold their claws vertically. They feed on detritus in the sand, leaving rounded pellets of discarded sand behind them. The males may form into large "armies" which traverse the beach at low tide, before the crabs dig into the sand to wait for the next low tide.
Description[edit]Mictyris longicarpus is nearly spherica...
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