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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.
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∙ 9y agoThere 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.
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∙ 9y agoThere 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.
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∙ 13y agoso that they can push the water behind them and move
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∙ 11y agoFor walking on the bottom of the sae
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How many legs does ghost crabs have?
Ghost crabs like all crabs are decapods. This means that they have ten legs.
How many feet crabs have?
they have 10 legs
How many legs do blue crabs in adult age have?
do they have 8 legs do they have 8 legs do they have 8 legs
Do hermit crabs legs come off?
Yes, crabs legs can come off if they do they will grow back when they molt so don't worry!
How many legs do crabs have?
eight, minus the claws10 legs, they are called decapods
How many crab have legs?
All true crabs have 10 legs that are arranged in pairs.
Why do hermit crabs loose legs so fast?
they walk on them to much
What does pointed legs of the crabs do?
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.
How many species of hermit crab is there?
hermit crabs have 10 legs...you only see 6 because the other 4 are inside the shell holding it on. They are much smaller and look quite different from the visible legs. Two of their legs have pincers, while 4 are walking legs.
Why crabs are not insect?
Insects have six legs, and crabs have ten.
Is it true that crab have only 2 pairs of legs?
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.
Do crabs have jointed legs?
They do.
