Group 3

FIDDLER CRABS MRS. HOLLINGERS 4TH GRADE CLASS

Natural Environment

Characteristics

Fiddler Crabs
Human vs. Fiddler Crabs
Research Information

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Lives in or near the sea Located in many parts of the world Found in protected sandy or muddy beaches, saltwater and brackish marshes, bays, mangrove swamps and the tidal flats of estuaries

HUMAN VS. FIDDLER CRABS

Human Needs Fiddler Crab Needs

Foods-Planktons, Dog Pellets Foods-Meats, Vegetables, and Fruits Need shelter Lives in houses Need water to survive Salt water Lives in water and on land

Fresh water

Need food

CHARACTERISTICS/BEHAVIORS

Walk sideways Dig holes in sand Protective of their surroundings Females have two small feeding claws

Males have one large claw and a small feeding claws

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