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Thousands of Fiddler Crabs on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida 2012

Mud fiddlers range from Massachusetts to Florida and are common in marshes along the southeastern coast. The sand fiddler occurs along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from Massachusetts to western Florida. Red-jointed fiddler crabs are found along the east and Gulf coasts of the United States from Cape Cod to Texas. South Carolina is well within the natural range of all three species and they can be found throughout the state's coast (Ruppert and Fox 1988). Fiddler Crabs: Mud Fiddler Crab Uca pugnax Sand Fiddler Crab Uca pugilator Redjointed Fiddler Crab Uca minax The fiddler crab takes about a year to mature and molts at least 1 to 2 times a year. The activities of the fiddler crab can influence transfer of energy and nutrients within the marsh ecosystem. Theses crabs are very sensitive to pollutants and play and important role in balancing the salt marsh ecosystem. I saw thousands of these fiddler crabs on the beach's and marshy coastline, it looks like they all hatched out at once?.