Mud Crabs by Ken _Gilliland
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Description
An Eurasian Bittern decides crab is on the menu for lunch.
Mud Crabs are an ecologically important species of crab found in the estuaries and mangroves of Africa, Australia, and Asia. The natural range is in the Indo-Pacific. As these crabs are known for their robust size and dense meat content, they have been greatly sought after over the years. As a result of overcrabbing, local government efforts have restricted harvesting of crabs smaller than 6 inches (width across back) and to harvest females of any size is illegal. These crabs are highly cannibalistic in nature, especially when they undergo molting; other hard-shelled ones sometimes attack the softer shelled molting crabs and devour them. The females can give birth to a million offspring
Comments (3)
It looks like that Eurasian Bittern means business!
Excellent work!
Fantastic work!