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Crabs
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Blue Crab
Calico Crab
Fiddler Crab
Ghost Crab
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Hermit Crab
Marsh Crab
Mud Crab
Stone Crab
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Crabs of Galveston Bay
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Blue
Crab
(Callinectes sapidus)
Swimming Crab
Interesting Facts: These are the most powerful and agile swimmers
of all crustaceans.
This crab is also very aggressive. Their back set of legs are modified
as swimmerets. Blue
Crabs are a commercially important fishery.
Links: http://www.clark.net/pub/crabbing/ |
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Calico Crab
Swimming Crab
Interesting Facts: This crab is also very aggressive. Their
back set of legs are modified as swimmerets.
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Fiddler Crab
Walking Crab
Interesting Facts: Males use their large claw to attract females.
Their claw is not used for defense or to attack.
Links:
Frequently Asked Questions
http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/~steven/fcfaq.html
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Ghost Crab - not
pictured
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