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The red-streaked box crab (Calappa lophos) is also referred as the common box crab. The shape of this species is like a colourful ‘box’ with [...]
March 20, 2014
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The ridged swimming crab is named aptly because of the distinctive ridges on the dorsal side. Swimming crabs are distinguished from walking crabs [...]
February 10, 2014
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Last week I had the opportunity to visit Saurashtra coast of Gujarat. The rainy season had painted the coastal vegetation bright green. After a [...]
August 8, 2013
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Each time I visit an estuarine or back water area, I spot a fiddler crab waving out to say hello. A ‘fiddler’ by definition is a person who [...]
May 30, 2013
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Can you imagine an animal, a small one wearing a disguise? How would it look like to have a crab decorating itself? Are you shrugging away in [...]
February 18, 2013
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Every gourmet adds a dish of crabs as a must have delicacy while serving special guests. There are many species of crabs distributed all over the [...]
November 21, 2012