Crabs and Crustaceans Fact Sheet
Crustaceans are animals with shells they shed in a process called molting. They have pale blue blood and jointed legs. Most eat dead or dying material or seaweed. The blue crab is the popular edible species. Crabs move sideways and some can swim. Some live up to eight years.
Creatures of the Sea: Crabs Barnacles Shrimp and Lobsters
The text explains fiddler and hermit crabs mating claws and shell choice, barnacle types and feeding, shrimp legs and prawns, and lobster life cycles including egg counts and age to maturity. It notes limp movement, backward swimming, and high egg production in females.
Horseshoe crabs misnamed relatives of spiders
The article notes that horseshoe crabs are not true crabs but relatives of spiders, have remained unchanged for millions of years, and are found along the Atlantic Coast.
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Sandbugs Also Known As Mole Bugs
Sandbugs are sometimes called mole bugs they move backward swim walk and dig. Beach fleas are leapers that live on decaying beach trash or seaweed.
What Youll See by the Sea
A compact field guide overview of sea life including sea urchins jellyfish sand dollars and starfish. It notes urchin quills tiny tubed feet five to six foot diameter sizes and lifespans jellyfish movement dangers and the sting of the sea wasp. Starfish anatomy and regeneration are described along with ray eyes and protected spiny skin.
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