Rainbow crab
Cardisoma armatum
Class: Crustacea
Order: Decapoda
Family: Gecarcinidae
- inhabits fresh bodies of water of tropical Western Africa;
- longevity in captivity is up to 15 years;
- science which studies crustaceans is carcinology;
- crab spends most part of its life not in the water, but on the dry land. It enters the ocean only during the breeding season. In search of food crab can “cover” the distance up to 2 km during the night. But it always returns to its “home” – small burrow, otherwise it will be occupied by other crabs.