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Description: Mangrove tree crab, Aratus pisonii Here is another of my favorite neighbors, the mangrove crab. He climbs to the tops of mangrove trees and grazes upon the tasty leaves...and apparently a few flowers! In this photo, the crab is about 10 feet up the tree (I'm standing on a 5 foot sea wall). Mangrove crabs are exceptionally shy as just about every bird, raccoon, otter and fish loves to eat them. This one is in a black mangrove tree but they love white and red mangroves too and all three grow together in our little neighborhood estuary.
Title: Mangrove tree crab, Aratus pisonii
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Author: Bob Peterson
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