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Crabs have no inner skeleton like humans do so the shell is its skeleton but on the outside of its body. The shell protects the crab from injury.
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What lives at the seaside has pincers?
Crabs.
What is the difference between soft shell and hard shell crabs?
Soft shell crabs are soft and are eaten with the entire crab. Soft shell crabs are actually hard shell crabs that have shed their shells to allow for growth. Shells do not grow with the crab. Crabs retain a soft shell when they shed their hard shells; then that soft shells begins to harden-up as the crab grows.
Does crab keep better in or out of the shell?
Crabs keep better in the the shell.
Is Mr crabs a hermit crab?
no; he doesn't have a shell
What if the hermit crabs shell breaks?
then the crab goes and finds a new shell
What is a crabs shell for?
Crabs have no inner skeleton like humans do so the shell is its skeleton but on the outside of its body. The shell protects the crab from injury.
Is a crab a shellfish?
Shell fish are more like hermit crabs living in a shell, crayfish are like mini lobsters....Crayfish, Shellfish, Jellyfish and Silverfish are not real fish!The answer is NO.
What is the crab's shell call?
The top shell is the carapace.The underneath shell is the plastron.Together they form the crab's exoskeleton.
What do you do when a hermit crab looses its shell?
If your crab looses it's shell, isolate it from the other crabs. Then, provide it with other shells and hopefully it will move in.
What kind of crab is small and white and lives in a shell?
skull crabs
What is the different between crab and fish?
fish have scales and crabs have a shell
What is the difference between fish and crab?
fish have scales and crabs have a shell
