Stats

Lifespan: 1-2 years
Size: Small
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Mangrove forest
Range: The Americas
Movement: Climbing
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Uncommon

About

This crab dwells among the tangled roots and branches of tropical mangroves. It can leap up to 20 centimeters to escape predators or move between tree limbs.

Life cycle

1.
juvenile
A juvenile crustacean takes adult form after its larval phase, growing in stages between molts.
2.
adult
Fully grown at adult size and full hard shell.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Sesarmidae
Genus: Aratus
Species: Aratus pisonii