Our Leviathan Ulysses

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This is our Leviathan Ulysses. He is a fiddler crab. We call him Levi for short. He's not a sea monster but he waves his big claw at us sometimes, seemingly challenging us.

Hubby loved reading Ulysses, so that's where we got the second name. We couldn't decide which we liked better, so the two names stuck.

"A fiddler crab, sometimes known as a calling crab, is named for the fiddle-shaped large claw present on males. This entire group is comprised of small crabs – the largest being slightly over two inches across. Fiddler crabs are found along sea beaches and brackish inter-tidal mud flats, lagoons and swamps."- wikipedia.org

We're trying to look for a female fiddler crab so he will have company.

"Fiddler crabs are easily recognized by their distinctively asymmetric claws. It is the males which boast an oversized claw or cheliped; it plays a role in courtship and signaling among conspecifics.

The movement of the smaller claw from ground to mouth during feeding inspired the crabs' common name; it appears as if the animal is playing the larger claw like a fiddle. The crab's smaller claw picks up a chunk of sediment and brings it to the mouth, where its contents are sifted through."- wikipedia.org

"YO! When do I get a mate or company out here?"