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Crabs lay eggs in the shallow waters. It is difficult to see them when they do, because crabs need to molt their shells to breed and so tend to go into hiding until their new shells harden. Also crabs usually carry their eggs around for only a short period before casting them adrift into the currents where they hatch and the "baby crabs" live amongst the plankton for a while. During this time they look more like barely visible prawns. The tides eventually bring them back to shore, where they will molt their shells and change into "proper" baby crabs to spend the rest of their lives amongst the rocks and seaweed.

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