Crabs live on the bottom of the ocean where it is nothing but sand and deep mud.
Pointed legs allow it to move across the bottom easier, if you have ever stepped in mud you will know it is harder to pull your foot out of it than to put it in, that is because having a foot at the bottom of your leg causes suction and resistence when trying to pull it out, point your toe down and it becomes easier.
Pointed leg means not getting stuck in the mud as much.
There are a few reasons why crabs have pointed legs such as using them to easily maneuver through sand. These legs anchor in the sand in order to push the animal forward.
There are many different species of crabs. Some have paddle shaped legs to help them climb, move through water, gig, and to easily break off when attacked.
so that they can push the water behind them and move
For walking on the bottom of the sae
Ghost crabs like all crabs are decapods. This means that they have ten legs.
they have 10 legs
do they have 8 legs do they have 8 legs do they have 8 legs
Yes, crabs legs can come off if they do they will grow back when they molt so don't worry!
eight, minus the claws10 legs, they are called decapods
All true crabs have 10 legs that are arranged in pairs.
they walk on them to much
It is for holding on to things so they can climb. If they didn't have the pointed claws on their legs they couldn't climb, that well.
It is true that hermit crabs have two pairs of walking legs. They are not considered to be true crabs because true crabs have five pairs of legs.
Insects have six legs, and crabs have ten.
They do.
Crabs are decapods, they have ten legs (including the large claws and flipper appendages)