Saturday 25 March 2017

New crab species found climbing in Hong Kong trees

- Crabs do more than swim and scuttle across the beach. They climb trees.
Scientists found a new species of mangrove crab climbing in trees along the eastern coast of Hong Kong. Specimens were collected from branches between five and six feet high.
The species, Haberma tingkok, boasts a dark brown upper shell, or carapace. Its long, thin legs are light brown, and its claws, or chelipeds, are a brownish orange.-read more

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