What does the blue swimmer crab eat?

Blue swimmer crabs are opportunistic predators and scavengers, feeding on a wide variety of animal and plant material. Their diet includes:

- Fish, bivalves, gastropods, polychaetes, crustaceans, and echinoderms

- Seaweeds, algae, and detritus

- Fish offal and other carrion

- Blue swimmer crabs have also been known to cannibalize their own species, especially during periods of food scarcity.