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The soldier crab Mictyris longicarpus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Mictyridae)
Mictyris longicarpus
Credit:
User:LiquidGhoul
Soldier crabs of the genus
Mictyris
, including
M. longicarpus
(pictured), congregate at
low tide
to feed by filtering mud. As the tide rises, they bury themselves, digging in a corkscrew pattern.
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