Spotted Moon Crab (Ashtoret lunaris) photographed on the Mediterranean shore, Israel in August. This swimming crab is found in t

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Spotted Moon Crab (Ashtoret lunaris) photographed on the Mediterranean shore, Israel in August. This swimming crab is found in the eastern Mediterranean basin and has legs that are flattened to enable it to swim efficiently through the water. It is also a singing crab - it rubs its claws against the ventral side of its (upper shell) to produce a stridulation similar to that of a locust.

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Photo credit: © Alon Meir / Alamy / Afripics
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