{"id":78423,"date":"2021-01-27T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T20:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?page_id=78423"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:01:41","slug":"fiddler-crab-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/fiddler-crab-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiddler Crab Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:2288px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" alt=\"Juvenile Wilson\u2019s Plover with Fiddler Crab\" title=\"Juvenile Wilson\u2019s Plover with Fiddler Crab\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/wilsons-plover-mia-mcpherson-fort-desoto-5745.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-33772\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Fiddler Crab Images, Facts and Information:<\/p>\n<p>Family <em>Ocypodidae<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fiddler Crabs are small, semi-terrestrial crustaceans with a distinctively asymmetrical claw structure. Males possess one large oversized claw and one small feeding claw, while females have two smaller claws of equal size. Their bodies are square-shaped, and coloration varies from tan and gray to reddish or purplish hues depending on species and habitat. Adult Fiddler Crabs typically measure about one to two inches across the carapace.<\/li>\n<li>Fiddler Crabs inhabit coastal mudflats, salt marshes, and sandy mangroves along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas. They are also found in tropical and subtropical coastal regions worldwide. Fiddler Crabs live in burrows they excavate in soft sediment, which provide protection from predators and temperature extremes and are used for courtship and molting.<\/li>\n<li>Fiddler Crabs feed primarily on detritus, algae, and decaying plant material. They use their smaller claw to scoop sediment into their mouths, sorting out organic material and discarding the rest as small pellets.<\/li>\n<li>Male Fiddler Crabs use their large claw for communication and mating displays, waving rhythmically to attract females and to warn rival males. During mating, females carry fertilized eggs under their abdomen until they hatch into larvae, which develop in the water before returning to land as juveniles.<\/li>\n<li>A group of Fiddler Crabs can be called a \u201ccast\u201d of crabs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope you enjoy viewing my Fiddler Crab photos. <i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-paw fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-iconcolor-hover:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-right:10px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div 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.fusion-portfolio-wrapper .fusion-col-spacing{padding:6px;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-wrapper\" id=\"fusion-portfolio-1\" data-picturesize=\"auto\" data-pages=\"1\" style=\"margin:-6px;\"><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-33771\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post fiddler-crab-images wilsons-plover-images fusion-col-spacing post-33771\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/juvenile-wilsons-plover-with-fiddler-crab\/?portfolioCats=3405\" aria-label=\"Juvenile Wilson\u2019s Plover with Fiddler Crab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Juvenile Wilson\u2019s Plover with Fiddler Crab\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/wilsons-plover-mia-mcpherson-fort-desoto-5745.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/juvenile-wilsons-plover-with-fiddler-crab\/?portfolioCats=3405\">Juvenile Wilson\u2019s Plover with Fiddler Crab<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/fiddler-crab-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fiddler Crab Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/wilsons-plover-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Wilson's Plover Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<p>Title: Juvenile Wilson\u2019s Plover with Fiddler Crab<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 6\/14\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-36818\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post fiddler-crab-images long-billed-curlew-images fusion-col-spacing post-36818\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/long-billed-curlew-with-a-small-crab\/?portfolioCats=3405\" aria-label=\"Long-billed Curlew with a small crab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/long-billed-curlew-crab-mia-mcpherson-6770.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Long-billed Curlew with a small crab, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27698%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20698%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27698%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/long-billed-curlew-crab-mia-mcpherson-6770.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/long-billed-curlew-crab-mia-mcpherson-6770-200x229.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/long-billed-curlew-crab-mia-mcpherson-6770-400x458.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/long-billed-curlew-crab-mia-mcpherson-6770-600x688.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/long-billed-curlew-crab-mia-mcpherson-6770.jpg 698w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/long-billed-curlew-with-a-small-crab\/?portfolioCats=3405\">Long-billed Curlew with a small crab<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/fiddler-crab-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fiddler Crab Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/long-billed-curlew-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Long-billed Curlew Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Long-billed Curlew with a small crab<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 5\/24\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-26368\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post fiddler-crab-images long-billed-curlew-images fusion-col-spacing post-26368\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/long-billed-curlew-with-fiddler-crab\/?portfolioCats=3405\" aria-label=\"Long-billed Curlew with Fiddler Crab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/long-billed-curlew-crab-mia-mcpherson-6772.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Long-billed Curlew with Fiddler Crab at the north beach of Fort De Soto County Park, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27708%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20708%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27708%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/long-billed-curlew-crab-mia-mcpherson-6772.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/long-billed-curlew-crab-mia-mcpherson-6772-200x226.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/long-billed-curlew-crab-mia-mcpherson-6772-400x452.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/long-billed-curlew-crab-mia-mcpherson-6772-600x678.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/long-billed-curlew-crab-mia-mcpherson-6772.jpg 708w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/long-billed-curlew-with-fiddler-crab\/?portfolioCats=3405\">Long-billed Curlew with Fiddler Crab<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/fiddler-crab-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fiddler Crab Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/long-billed-curlew-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Long-billed Curlew Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content\">\n<p>Title: Long-billed Curlew with Fiddler Crab<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 5\/24\/2009<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-20722\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post fiddler-crab-images long-billed-curlew-images fusion-col-spacing post-20722\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/long-billed-curlew-and-a-fiddler-crab\/?portfolioCats=3405\" aria-label=\"Long-billed Curlew and a Fiddler Crab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/long-billed-curlew-lagoon-mia-mcpherson-6759.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Long-billed Curlew and a Fiddler Crab at the north beach of Fort De Soto County Park, Florida\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/long-billed-curlew-lagoon-mia-mcpherson-6759.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/long-billed-curlew-lagoon-mia-mcpherson-6759-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/long-billed-curlew-lagoon-mia-mcpherson-6759-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/long-billed-curlew-lagoon-mia-mcpherson-6759-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/long-billed-curlew-lagoon-mia-mcpherson-6759-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/long-billed-curlew-lagoon-mia-mcpherson-6759.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/long-billed-curlew-and-a-fiddler-crab\/?portfolioCats=3405\">Long-billed Curlew and a Fiddler Crab<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/fiddler-crab-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fiddler Crab Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/long-billed-curlew-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Long-billed Curlew Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"post-content\">\n<div class=\"excerpt-container strip-html\">\n<p>Title: Long-billed Curlew and a Fiddler Crab<\/p>\n<p>Location: Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Florida<\/p>\n<p>Date: 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