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Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Tree Climbing Crab [Episesarma sp.]
This burrowing crab is mainly herbivorous although it feeds on a wide variety of plant and animal matter, like most crabs. It can be seen sitting either on a tree trunk, a leaf or a structure during high tide, hence its name.

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