April 25, 2021

I am an Atlantic Mud Fiddler Crab

I have a strong influence on how salt marshes function

I can now be found as far north as the Gulf of Maine

I'm a climate migrant* due to human dysfunction.

* Read the article linked below. I remember swimming in Maine as a kid. Well, that's a lie. I remember dipping my big toe in the water and screaming cause it was far too cold to swim there. It's scary that the water there is this warm now. 

Location: Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Bird's Impoundment Trail

Sources: https://academic.oup.com/jcb/article/40/5/544/5874904

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