- Fact 2 - Its protective, bony shell
covers the inner organs of the crab
- Fact 3 - The name 'crab' is applied
to all the Brachyura, and to certain Anomura, as the hermit
crabs
- Fact 4 - Many species are edible,
the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being
one of the most esteemed
- Fact 5 - . The large European
edible crab is Cancer padurus.
- Fact 6 - Soft-shelled crabs are
blue crabs that have recently cast their shells
- Fact 7 - About one-quarter of the
crab's weight is meat
- Fact 8 - Crab stats and
facts
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Length: 6 inches
- Habitat:
in the ocean and sandy land with stones and rocks
- Lifespan: 8 -13 years
- Diet: the Crab are omnivores eating mainly
algae, molluscs, worms, other crustaceans, fungi and bacteria
- Predators include Lobsters
- Fact 9 - A Crab is generally
covered with a thick exoskeleton, and armed with a single pair
of claws
- Fact 10 - Male crabs often have
larger claws than females
- Fact 11 - The Crab typically walks
sideways
- Fact 12 - There are 500 known
species of Hermit crabs
- Fact 13 - Crabs tend to be
aggressive towards each another and males often fight to gain
access to females
- Fact 14 - Crabs actually has ten
legs
- Fact 15 - The collective name for a group is a
cast
- Fact 16 - Males are called males
- Fact 17 - Females are called
females
- Fact 18 - The names given to babies are
hatchlings
- Fact 19 - The male crabs have
narrow abdomens, while the female crabs have broader abdomens
- Fact 20 - The size of crabs can
range from a small marble to that of several meters
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