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Crabs
This 10-legged animal walks sideways and is a popular seafood dish. Ask questions and find answers about their diet, habitat, and behavior here.
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I'm not sure what it means....but I'm guessing that it has to do with the fact that if you're in a situation.... don't try to squeeze your way out of it.... 'cause everyone else will just pull you back into the problem but even deeper than before!
Edit: In regards to the 2nd paragraph above, it's a totally different definition from what he/she thinks it means.
Crab mentality basically means how people bring you down just to get themselves to the top. This entails bad rumors and gossip against you that will cause others to think you are opposite of who you really are. Once a "crab" pulls you in, it will be hard to get back up.
Crabs live in pretty much any area that can maintain fairly consistant temp and humidity year round. Ecuador, Asia, Mexico, Florida, Australia are the main places. In areas where crabs grow wild, they are often considered pets.
Is fishy smelling crab okay to eat?
If it smells dead fish and/or it came from unhygenic water then no, if it aint then yes.
What does the hermit crab share symbiosis with?
Hermit crabs share symbiotic relationship with sea anemones. These invertebrates are covered with stinging cells which explode at the slightest touch. But hermit crabs regularly carry sea anemones around with them, stuck to their shells. In fact, they will often pick up sea anemones and 'plant' them on their backs, and when they move to another shell, will take their resident sea anemone with them!
This co-operation works well for both partners; the sea anemone eats food particles left by the crab, and the crab is protected from its enemies, notably octopuses, by the stinging cells of the sea anemone.
The Coconut Crab is the largest land-living arthropod and typically weighs in at a staggering 4kg/9lbs and gets its name from its ability to open coconuts with its claws which it can climb the palm to collect. From claw tip to tail tip it can grow to be around 80cm/32inches and have a body around 40cm/16inch from nose to tail and around 90cm/36inches across the legs. It is a type of land hermit crab and would actually drown if it was under water for more than a very short time. They are believed to live for over 60 years but are known to live at least 55 years.
Tell you something a shark is different from a crab?
Crabs have claws and 'legs', sharks do not. People are a lot more scared of sharks than crabs.
sweetwater crabs is a dirty word that young people use to talk "dirty" to each other
Do fiddler crabs look dead before molting?
All crabs look dead and are buried because they do not want to be eaten by another crab. So that's why they usually bury themselves to molt.
Can mud crabs grow they're claws back?
yes, The mud Crab (infact most crabs) will grow back any claws they have lost in fights (or to escape predators) within 1-2 months.
This is quite common and a reason why you should not pick one up by just the claws if you do catch one.
good luck when you are out!!
What type of group does the fiddler crab belong in?
Fiddler crabs belong in various groups (taxa) in their biological classification: kingdom Metazoa; phylum Arthropoda; subphylum Crustacea; class Malacostraca; order Decapoda; infraorder Brachyura; family Ocypodidae; genus Uca. About a hundred species of fiddlers have been described.
What is a fiddler crabs predator?
They occasionally eat other fiddler crab but are eaten by raccoons and shore birds.
Who was the first human to eat a crab?
Though well-known worldwide, the hairy crab from Yangcheng Lake appears terrifying. Then who was the first man to eat the crab?
Thousands of years ago, as legend has it, ancestors of the human race had already settled down to the south of the Yangtze River. In a low-lying area like this with abundant rainfall as well, floods frequently took place. Out of rivers and lakes, from time to time, came shelled creatures which were inclined to creep towards light. They were fiendish-featured with a pair of pincers and four pairs of claws. Not only did they eat grains in the paddy field, but they also attacked people with sharp pincers. Intimidated as if they were tigers and wolves, the forefathers called them the clamping pest. Since disturbance by these pests gravely impeded the farmer's harvest, people boiled them to death on a fire. The dead pests, bright red all over, piled up mountain-high, smelled delicious and appetizing. Out of curiosity, a man named Ba Jie took a pest and closely examined it. Then he broke off the shell and ate it fearlessly. It seemed that he was enjoying it, so others followed his example. Ever since then, the ancestors had no longer been afraid of the clamping pest and the once scary pest had become a household delica
