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Business End Of a Muddy

And one of the tastiest bits, too! This is the part you keep your fingers away from, with their crushing and cutting components. The Mud Crab, or Mangrove Crab, inhabits the estuarine mangrove waterways and is a prized catch in traps and

even sometimes on a line.

The crab grows to 20 cm across its green/brown carapace: this one has been cooked and eaten, maybe on a boat, and has turned red in the pot.

This was a male crab; you can't keep females, at least, not here in Queensland.

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Uploaded on December 14, 2021
Taken on December 10, 2021