October 13, 2017

Location: Fort Pierce, D.J. Wilcox Preserve

I'm known as a Mangrove Root Crab.
I like to eat decaying plant matter.
I impress girls with my big, strong claws,
And my gonopod tallywhacker.

Sources: The Online Guide to the Animals of Trinidad and Tobago - Goniopsis cruentata (Mangrove Root Crab)

Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson