Algorithm for Handedness Detection of Fiddler Crabs

Members of the genus Uca are generally known as Fiddler crabs for the overgrown claw of the males. The following algorithm detects a male fiddler crabs handedness from a photograph. The algorithm was implemented using Matlab R2009a.

Stranded turtles on Teknaf beach

Some stranded turtles were spotted on Teknaf beach during my last expedition to the area on 3rd March 2011.