Shore Crab

                                                         

• A crab is an animal that has 10 legs, a hard shell body and walk side ways.

There are almost 5,000 different species of crabs. But only 4,500 of them are true crabs and the other 500 of them are Hermit crabs.

Did you know that Hermit crabs don’t have a very hard shell so they steal other

animals shells for protection.

Did you know that a barnacle can sometimes get in my shell and take

nourishment from my blood. This changes my hormones so the next

time I lose my shell I will be a female crab.

The biggest crab is the Japanese Spider crab which lives on the floor of the north Pacific Ocean; it has a 3.7 meter leg span.

The biggest land crab is the Coconut crab which lives on islands in the Pacific Ocean; it has a leg span up to 75 cm.

The kelp crab is brown on top and red on the bottom.

The rock crab is light purple and red.

The hermit crab is grey and green.

The lined shore crab is reddish and purple.

The purple shore crab is dark purple with light purple dots on its claws.

The lumpy crab is red and brown.

And lots lots and lots more

Crabs are found on different beaches around the world.

Crabs are invertebrates which are animals with out a back bone. Their shell is a exoskeleton which provides protection from predators and also support for their muscles.

Protectionsupport

Some crabs are scavengers and eat dead animals. Some eat plankton and some young crabs eat worms. Larger crabs eat shrimp and other shellfish.

I am a very

hungry crab

Ouch!

Abdomen belly or stomach

Anatomy different parts of the body

Exoskeleton outer shell

Hormones

fluid in blood to make organs work

Invertebrates animals without a back

bone

Nourishment food that gives you goodness

Predator something that hunts others

Scavenger animals that eat dead

animals

As you can see crabs are very interesting because they come in all shapes all colors and all sizes. They can protect themselves by hiding in their shell and they also clean up the oceans and rivers by scavenging.