The rare Puu Kai is a protected species of crab and its presence is an indicator of the ecological fertility of the sea. - The Nation
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The Puu Kai (chicken crab) or “hairy leg” mountain crab has made a rare appearance on closed Maya Bay Beach, Phi Phi Island, much to the excitement of conservationists – the first time in ten years that this crustacean has been spotted.
Nopparat Thara Beach National Park chief Woraphote Lom said that during a daily morning patrol along the beach, a team found one of the large crabs, which has a carapace about 10cm wide and 7cm long, crawling out of the sea then walking towards the morning glory planted on the beach to attract the crabs and increase their number.
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