Halloween Crabs

The Halloween Crab (Gecarcinus quadratus) is a small, territorial crab that is very colourful. It has big purple claws, red-orange legs, a brown (almost black) carapace, yellow-orange spots behind its eyes, and two white spots on the lower part of its carapace. It is also known as the moon crab, the mouthless crab, harlequin land crab, and much more.

Its habitat is the mangroves, sand dunes, and coastal rainforests in Central America. It is also found in the coasts of West Africa and the lower areas of the Volta River.

It lives in the forest for a part of their adult life, then goes back to the ocean to reproduce and find mates. It can live for 10-15 years. Its diet is mostly herbivorous; it feeds on dead plant material and seedlings, but it occasionally eats other animals in its territory.

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