Soldier Crab - Mictyris longicarpus

Soldier Crabs are small and round, with blue bodies and red knees. They live on the sand and mud flats of coastal east Australia. At low tide they move over the sand, often in large groups - looking like an army on the march. They sift through the sand to find dead vegetation and animals to eat.

Soldier Crab - Mictyris longicarpus


Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
July 2007

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Soldier Crab - Mictyris longicarpus

Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
July 2007

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