Dennis Nedry
Arachnodemon
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- Oct 21, 2017
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Have had these two for about a week. Rarely come out of the water or from under the driftwood chunk and when they do condensation (yes they’re fine with the humidity) on the side of the tanks usually blocks my view but these are really entertaining crabs. My biggest problem with them is their skittish nature and fantastic eyesight, as soon as I move they dart for cover but apparently they get used to people. I’ll probably eventually set them up in a better display enclosure some day.
There’s also another species that lives not so far from me that is way more colourful called Parasesarma erythrodactyla which has a stunning turquoise carapace.
Checking out some banana, later ate some but I don’t have a photo of it
Refusing to eat a roach for the camera
Should probably add that these guys will eat anything. Both live and dead crickets and roaches, mango, banana, detritus in their substrate, fish food, a black house spider that was unlucky enough to be hiding in their driftwood, etc. They’ll also actively chase their prey
There’s also another species that lives not so far from me that is way more colourful called Parasesarma erythrodactyla which has a stunning turquoise carapace.
Checking out some banana, later ate some but I don’t have a photo of it
Refusing to eat a roach for the camera
Should probably add that these guys will eat anything. Both live and dead crickets and roaches, mango, banana, detritus in their substrate, fish food, a black house spider that was unlucky enough to be hiding in their driftwood, etc. They’ll also actively chase their prey