But when an enterprising scientist placed a fiddler crab in darkness , he was amazed to find that the color of the crab ' s shell kept ticking off the time with the same accuracy 但是，当一个勇于探索的科学家把招潮蟹放在黑暗中，他惊讶的发现蟹壳的颜色依然准确的按时间转变。
Every evening as the egrets return to their nests , the night herons start looking for food , and fiddler crabs and mudskippers show themselves on the soft mudflats . as the glow of the sunset envelopes the chiku creek , the curtain is just rising on the stage of life 每到傍晚白鹭鸶归巢，夜鹭开始觅食，招潮蟹与弹涂鱼也在柔软的泥滩上现身，日落馀晖中的七股溪，大自然的生命舞台才要揭幕呢！
By creating cute creatures such as little egrets , black - faced spoonbills , fiddler crabs , mudskippers and " gei wai " shrimps , children will not only find out the features and characteristics of these animals , but also learn more about the animal species that can be found at mai po 配合儿童探知馆内米埔游踪学习区域的主题，透过纸雕为学习媒介，以纸雕技巧制作一些在米埔常见的小动物，例如：小白鹭黑脸琵鹭招潮蟹弹涂鱼和基围虾等。
3 . wetland preserve : mainly are fish ponds and swamps . sihcao lake is around 60 hectares and tourist can take raft to enjoy the estuary and the natural ecology to get a further knowledge of mongrove , waterbrids , fishes , fiddler crabs and plants 周边有面积约60公顷四草湖自然景观设施，旅客可搭乘管筏欣赏河口水域及自然生态进一步认识四草湖红树林、泥滩地等河口湿地之生态，包括水鸟、鱼类、招潮蟹、红树林植物等，还有湖中湖与鹭鸶林景观，体验一场寓教于乐的生态之旅。
Most tidal areas in sihcao are distributed near the outlet to the sea where the salt content is low and water flows slowly . therefore , they are ideal habitats for animals and plants and nourish a wide variety of bathos , such as fish , shrimps and shells . when low tide comes , we can see flocks of birds and packs of fiddler crabs come seeking food in these areas 四草地区的潮间带多分布于出海口，因为此地位于河海交界，盐分较低、水流缓慢，适合动、植物栖息，孕育丰富的鱼虾贝类等底栖生物，退潮时经常吸引成群的鸟类及招潮蟹前来觅食。
