Did you know we have fiddler crabs in Maryland? They live on beaches, mud flats and marshes throughout the Chesapeake Bay region. The Bay is home to three species of fiddler crabs: the marsh fiddler crab, the sand fiddler crab, and the red-jointed fiddler crab. Fiddler crabs are detritivores eating algae, bacteria and decaying marsh plants. They are colonial animals that dig burrows in the mud, which can be up to two feet deep! Fiddler crabs are distinctive because of their one large claw, which