Gulf Sand Fiddler Crab

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Leptuca panacea

Gulf Sand Fiddler Crab, a reference photo
Photo: Lillie · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Leptuca panacea, commonly known as the Gulf sand fiddler crab or the Panacea sand fiddler, is a species of fiddler crab native to coastal habitats along the Gulf of Mexico from northwestern Florida to Mexico.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Gulf Sand 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 panacea

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