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This paper was not meant to confirm or reject the ability of <i>T. crenata</i> to home, but to exemplify how during previous research undertakings we were able to reject the hypothesis of the species’ random walk behaviour by simulating the behaviour of “random crabs”. To exclude random behaviour we programmed different model versions that resampled observed ‘turning angles’ (0 – 23°) and ‘flight lengths’ (0 – 69 cm) at random (called semi-random) or that used the full ranges (360° turning angles and up to flight lengths of 2 m). Observed angles and flight lengths relied on detailed in situ recordings of foraging behaviour of real crabs. 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