day twenty-eight - fiddler crab

fiddler crabs are the best crabs. especially if you refer to them as fiddly-winks...

© jem barratt

that face in the corner belongs to this fruity character. but this guy defies all logic surrounding the cuteness of crabs. he even has what appear to be pretty eyelashes.

all i can tell you about fiddler crabs is that i love them, and that they are the geishas of the crustacean world, what with their coyness, face-hiding, and hand-size discrepancies. (hands are a type of claw... look it up [on this blog, not in an encyclopaedia])

xj!