The angry fiddler:
Latin name : Portunus puber
Size : Carapace length around 3.25inches
Habitat : Seashore,reef
Food : Small invertebrates
Distribution : All British and Irish coasts
Crabs come in a wide range of sizes,from minute species with the adult no larger than a pea,to the giant crab with legs that span well over eight feet.
Among the largest of the swimming crabs are the velvet fiddler crabs.They are the fast-moving crabs with red eyes and a bluish colour . As adults,they have velvet textured surfaces.The male has an enormous claw,which it waves around to attract females,in a movement similar to that of a fiddler playing his fiddle stick.This gesture has given the fiddler crab its name,although because of its violent temper,it has also been given a nickname by French fishermen.
