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Crabs
Presented by Ms. Gay Room 310 Grade 5
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Fiddler Crabs(Uca Pugnax)

• Where do they live?
• They live near water on mud and sand
• They dig ½ inch wide and foot deep burrows (hole
  homes)
• Who are their predators?
• Fish
• Raccoons
• Water birds
• What do they eat?
• Fiddler crabs collect bits of mud with their
  small claws to find detritus
• Detritus is decaying plant animal matter
• Detritus is full of nutrients

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• In which water habitat do blue crabs live?
• Oceans
• Wetlands
• Lakes
• Ponds
• Rivers

blue crabs
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What do you know about hermit crabs?

• Where do they live?
• Hermit crabs live in colonies of up to 100 or
  more
• Hermit crabs only live in warm parts of the
  world.
• They will only lay their eggs in the ocean
• What do they eat?
• Hermit crabs feed by scavenging both animal
  plant matter from rock surfaces
• Fallen fruit
• Decaying wood
• Leaf litter, plants, grasses
• Items washed ashore

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Can we find crabs in this habitat?