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	ACE Basin Species Gallery: Fiddler Crab
		Fiddler crabs are easily recognized by their square body and marked difference in size between the right and left claws of males.
		Fiddler crabs are one of the most conspicuous inhabitants of the intertidal zone, and they often can be seen foraging in large groups along creek banks when the tide is out.
		Adult fiddler crabs feed on organic material extracted from mud, which is rolled into small balls after the food is removed and deposited back onto the substrate.
	www.dnr.sc.gov /marine/mrri/acechar/specgal/fiddler.htm (488 words)

	Chesapeake Bay Program - Critter of the Month
		Male fiddlers are easy to identify by their enlarged fiddler claws, which they wave or saw back and forth in a "fiddling" motion–not to fight predators, but to attract mates and discourage rivals.
		Unlike other crabs, which use their claws or chelipeds to crush food or to grasp objects, the fiddlers' claws are used to pick up sediment, which they scrape with their mouths for food particles derived from organic matter and unicellular plants.
		Fiddlers dig temporary burrows to protect themselves from predators during feeding, but they dig more permanent burrows for mating and sleeping, which often are tidier and more elaborate, and which they defend.
	www.chesapeakebay.net /info/fiddler_crab.cfm (1173 words)

	Fiddler crab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Reaching a diameter of between 2 and 4½ cm (1–2 inches), fiddler crabs may be tan, blue-green, turquoise, fl, yellow, or orange in colour.
		Diurnal animals, fiddler crabs are actually a darker colour by day than they are by night.
		Rosenberg, M. The Systematics and Taxonomy of Fiddler Crabs: A Phylogeny of the Genus Uca (PDF).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fiddler_crab (588 words)

	'Hoodie' increases a fiddler crab's chance of sex - life - 09 May 2007 - New Scientist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Male fiddler crabs, renowned for having one oversized claw, sometimes build small sand hoods that hide the entrance to their burrows.
		Female fiddler crabs visit the burrows to assess the suitability of their owners and eventually choose a mate.
		The size of a male's burrow is also known to play a role, and females from at least two species of fiddler crabs seem to prefer males with hooded burrows.
	www.newscientist.com /article/dn11818-hoodie-increases-a-fiddler-crabs-chance-of-sex.html (461 words)

	Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab (Uca Pugnax)
		Fiddlers often roll up a ball of mud and use it to plug the hole of their burrow during high tide.
		Fiddler crabs feed by collecting bits of mud with their small claws and sifting through the mud for detritus.
		When a female crab lays eggs, she holds them to her belly until they are ready to hatch.
	pelotes.jea.com /fidcrab.htm (624 words)

	Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab (Uca Pugnax)
		Adult male fiddler crabs have one large front claw and one small one, while females and young fiddlers have two small claws.
		Fiddlers roll up a ball of mud and use it to plug the hole of their burrow during high tide.
		When a female crab lays eggs, she holds them close to her belly until they are ready to hatch.
	pelotes.jea.com /AnimalFact/Arthropod/fidcrab.htm (578 words)

	Wildlife Viewing - Species Spotlight - Fiddler Crab
		Fiddler crabs dig burrows about a foot deep in the sand close to the water's edge.
		The thumbnail-sized fiddler crabs are a favorite food of snook, redfish, ibis, yellow-crowned night herons, raccoons, foxes and a host of other predators.
		Though not rare or endangered, fiddler crabs are a vital part of the coastal food chain.
	floridaconservation.org /viewing/species/fiddlercrab.htm (187 words)

	Mud Fiddler Crabs
		Mud fiddlers, as the name implies, burrow in the mud; the tunnel of a burrow can be up to three feet long.
		As high tide approaches, mud fiddlers plug the entrances to their burrows with mud and wait for the tide to recede before coming out again.
		Mud fiddlers are found along most of the Atlantic coast.
	www.assateague.com /mud-cr.html (135 words)

	www.fiddlercrab.info
		Fiddler crabs are small, semi-terrestrial crabs of the genus
		The common English name “Fiddler Crab” comes from the feeding of the males, where the movement of the small claw from the ground to its mouth resembles the motion of a someone moving a bow across a fiddle (the large claw).
		Rosenberg, M. The systematics and taxonomy of fiddler crabs: A phylogeny of the genus
	www.fiddlercrab.info (210 words)

	Fiddler Crab Morphology
		On male fiddler crabs, the larger cheliped is the major cheliped, the smaller the minor cheliped.
		Female fiddler crabs have two small chelipeds that are similar to the minor cheliped in the males.
		Fiddler crabs are often divided into two categories: broad-front and narrow-front.
	www.fiddlercrab.info /uca_morphology.html (196 words)

	Carolina Lures leading producers of salt and fresh water fishing takle.
		Fiddler Crabs are terrific baits for any fish that eats small crabs.
		Real Fiddler Crab males have one oversize claw while the females have two small claws, so does the Yummee Fiddler crab.
		Real fiddler crabs have subtle differences in coloration, so does the Yummee Fiddler crab.
	carolinalures.com /ysandflea.htm (545 words)

	FIDDLER CRAB MUSIC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Fiddler Crab is a democratic disorganisation of kids, a sprawling collection of friends with an enthusiasm for ideas above their station and outside their means.
		It has become a by-word amongst us for the recordings, performances, artworks, films, photography, designs, writings, events, and activism of a small pocket of the local scene.
		The activities and origins of this fluctuating antipreneurism continue to be housed and documented in the links below.
	www.fiddlercrabmusic.co.uk (70 words)

	Label Fiddler Crab External Diagram Printout - EnchantedLearning.com
		Read the definitions below, then label the fiddler crab diagram.
		In male fiddler crabs, one cheliped is much bigger than the other; in females, the two chelipeds are about the same size.
		- The mouth is located at the front of the crab, near base of the eyestalks and the antennae.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/invertebrates/crustacean/label/fiddlercrab (172 words)

	Fiddler Crab Paraphernalia/Art
		These are not meant as endorsements of any sort, but are simply pointers to fiddler crab art and paraphernalia that I have stumbled across on the web.
		This is an excellent book on origami that contains an advanced level, origami fiddler crab.
		The following is a list of postage stamps with fiddler crabs pictured on them.
	www.fiddlercrab.info /uca_art.html (128 words)

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