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Brown Land Crab - Cardisoma carnifex Seen around the garden of the Resort I was staying at, at night.<br /> The security guard brought it to me, but it looks like the crab has put up a fight when the guard handled it and lost a claw :( Cardisoma carnifex,Crab,Fiji,Geotagged,Pacific Harbour,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Brown Land Crab - Cardisoma carnifex

Seen around the garden of the Resort I was staying at, at night.
The security guard brought it to me, but it looks like the crab has put up a fight when the guard handled it and lost a claw :(

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    What are all the bubbles on its mouth? Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Very observant of you, Ferdy.
      Its foaming, a defensive mechanism, I think.
      As I mentioned in my post, the security guard picked it up and brought it to me. So, there must have been some rough handling as the crab even lost a claw :(       Posted 8 years ago

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The Cardisoma carnifex

''Cardisoma carnifex'' is a species of terrestrial crab found in coastal regions from the east coast of Africa and the Red Sea across the Indo-Pacific to the Line Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago. The range includes parts of northern Australia and the Cocos Islands.

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Similar species: Decapods
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Sep 27, 2016. Captured Oct 7, 2015 14:25 in Kura Dr, Pacific Harbour, Fiji.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/22.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO200
  • 86mm