For the identification of insects and other fauna and flora of South Africa.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Mangrove Crab (Sesarma meinerti)

These crabs are not indigenous to South Africa but are found in the mangrove swamp areas along the eastern Natal where they eat the leaves of mangroves. It is a biggish crab of about 7cm in diameter.

1 comment:

Firefly the Travel Guy said...

Would love to see one of these