Description Gecarcinus ruricola
gecarcinus ruricola
a male gecarcinus ruricola
four colour morphs exist within species: black, red, yellow , green. carapace of g. ruricola grows in width @ rate of 1 inch (25 mm) per year, crabs reaching maturity after 5 years, , living 10 years in total. g. ruricola have number of adaptations terrestrial life, regarding water conservation. nocturnal, prevent hot sun drying them out. have nephritic pad , onto urine released, in order cleaned microbes before water reabsorbed.
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