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Did you know. A female crab is called a Jenny
Did you know? A female crab is called a Jenny. A male crab is called a Buck. Did you know? Crabs have blue blood, Worms have green blood, and Starfish have clear blood.
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Callinectes sapidus: The Blue Crab
Savory Beautiful Swimmers
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The Blue Crab Member of the Crustacea
Exoskeleton of Chitin Scavenger with parts for cutting, shredding, mashing Stalked eyes 10 appendages, last pair called swimmerets Carapace-shell Cheliped- clawed feet
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Blue Crabs Eating Video of Blue Crab eating Clam
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Lifecycle Mostly bottom dwellers
following mating the female migrates to high salinity waters eggs released into the water column
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Lifecycle Continued Mature eggs are shed into the water column
Eggs hatch into zoea Zoea undergo a molt and enter the megalops stage Megalops larvae will molt to become small crabs
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Crab Food Web
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