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Crabs
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Hermit crabs and their crab-like allies
- Some crustaceans that look somewhat like crabs belong to the Anomura. They differ from true crabs by having at most only three pairs of walking legs instead of four. Some anomurans are hermit crabs which have a soft coiled abdomen protected by a snail she...
Reviewer: J. Nicol |
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Crabs of Southern Australia
- Crabs are the animals that most people think of when they think of crustaceans. Crabs can be found on land - even in deserts - and down to the greatest depths of the oceans. They come in many different shapes and sizes but always have one pair of cheliped...
Reviewer: J. Nicol |
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Beach-Net: The Blue Crab in Delaware and Maryland
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- Crabbing has long been associated with the Delaware and Maryland beaches.
Many vacation memories have been made crabbing from a boat, a pier or a mud bank trying to tempt the famous Blue Crab into a net with a chicken neck or fish head on the end of a...
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Oval Spider Crab
- These crabs occur in a variety of dramatic colours, usually in symmetrical patterns, including red-black, red-white or brown-white. They are little crabs, rarely more than 13 mm wide. The carapace is curiously flat, almost concave, with areas marked with...
Reviewer: J. Nicol |
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Oval Spider Crab
- These tiny spider-like crabs are very common in marine environments. They are presumed to be scavengers but might be micropredators. InfoZone at Museum Victoria can help you only with questions about crustaceans from southeastern Australia. It can not adv...
Reviewer: J. Nicol |
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HERMIT-CRABS.COM
- Did you get a new hermit crab or crabs for Christmas? If so then please start out at the Basic Care page and read it all. Then continue on to the FAQ Page, which will give you a little primer on most of the hermit crab emergencies that crab owners run int...
Reviewer: J. Nicol |
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Red Rock Crab (Plagusia chabrus)
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- read a bit about this fast moving crab and see a picture. The red rock crab is one of the fastest moving crabs on southern Australian shores, racing about steep shores under attack from waves. Although very aggressive, the crab browses on small seaweeds....
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Blue Crab Archives
- Science & Learning
Industry & Trade
Miscellaneous
Identification
Anatomy
Life Cycle
Molting
Mating
Spawning
Crab Diseases
Crab Fossil
Catching Hard Crabs
Catching Soft Crabs
Building a Crabpot
Regional Infor...
Reviewer: J. Nicol |
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Crustaceans
- Crustaceans are bilaterally symmetrical and have exoskeletons (skeletons on the outside of their body). Most are aquatic and breathe through gills. Many live in saltwater, although some live in freshwater.
Reviewer: K. Mortensen |
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Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
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- read a bit about this crab and watch a video of how they move! What about claws? Male fiddler crabs have one large front claw and one small one, while females and young fiddlers have two small claws. The large claw looks a bit like a fiddle. The male fidd...
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