Purple Land Crab (Gecarcoidea lalandii) 香港西迈塔跳蛛 Full sun to partial shade

Full sun to partial shade

Occasionally goes the white but pink or yellow over

and they are perfect candidates for a small pond or tub in a sheltered

Tetraponera rufonigra

5-9'' (14-23cm)

Purple Land Crab (Gecarcoidea lalandii) 香港西迈塔跳蛛 Full sun to partial shadeThe dorsal surface of Purple Land Crab (Gecarcoidea lalandii) is purple black to purple red, and the ventral surface is beige. Chelicerae and pedipalpalps are yellow in color. The cephalothorax is transversely ovoid, with the anterior half elevated and the posterior half relatively flat, and the lateral surfaces covered with scale like wrinkles. Frontal margins straight, tilting sharply forward and downward. Chelicerae symmetrical or slightly