Yes they are.
Fiddler crabs have a small body with a carapace that can range from orange to blue in color. Males have one large claw that is much bigger than the other, making them distinctive. They have long, slender legs and eyes at the end of stalks.
when you look at them face to face, it will usually be the right one, your right, not the crabs right, :D
You can tell a fiddler crab's gender by its claws. A female fiddler crab has two claws, the same size. A male fiddler crab has one large claw and one small claw.
There many species of this small crab, living in colonies on mudflats and tidal beaches and marshes. So called fiddler crab because the males have on claw greatly exagerrated in size, resembling a violin player holding his violin up.
Oh, dude, fiddler crabs are like the hipsters of the crab world. They're all about that organic, gluten-free diet, munching on algae, detritus, and tiny organisms they find in the sand. So, yeah, they're basically the health nuts of the beach, living their best life one tiny snack at a time.
Pea crabs for one. Fiddler crabs for two.
The males wave it over their heads to get the female's attenteion.While doing that it looks like their fiddling.Thats why there called fiddler crabs.
You can typically find fiddler crabs for sale at pet stores that specialize in aquatic pets or online through various aquarium suppliers and websites. Be sure to research proper care requirements before purchasing a fiddler crab to ensure you can provide a suitable environment for them.
When the get to big for there shell the find anew one. They have to do the process really quick because there shell is what protects them. When a fiddler crab is to big for his shell he gets another one. He or she has to do the process very quickly. If he doesn't then most likely he will die. He will die because he or shes shell protects them from predetors.
A Fiddler Crab is a marine detritivore
Crabs are opportunistic eaters and will eat almost anything they can get their claws on. Unless aggressive, crabs will usually eat algae or dead animals rather than hunting live fish or invertebrates. Crabs will only go hunting if there isn't sufficient organic material to eat (such as detritus, algae, dead animals, corals, etc.) unless the crab is aggressive and prefers hunting.
The stalk of the crabs eyes if cut off or got eaten, the crab is able to grow one back same to the crab's eyes.