Mexican Fiddler Crab

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Leptuca crenulata

Mexican Fiddler Crab, a reference photo
Photo: Andy Kleinhesselink · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Leptuca crenulata, commonly known as the Mexican fiddler crab, is a species of American broad-front fiddler crab in the family Ocypodidae.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mexican Fiddler Crab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Decapoda
Family
Ocypodidae
Genus
Leptuca
Species
Leptuca crenulata

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