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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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How do you brake a hermit grab shell without hurting the crab?
well you cant do that for them they half to do it on there own
Can hermit crabs lay eggs without the ocean?
While many species of hermit crabs are terrestrial, their larval forms are not. Many terrestrial species carry their fertilized eggs around on their abdomen on dry land. But when it comes time for the eggs to hatch, they must travel to the ocean where the salt water acts as a signal to the eggs to hatch. The larva then swim off, and only return to land once they have fully developed.
No, at least that has never happened with my crabs. When your crabs go down to molt the others will mostly leave them alone, but when your crabs finish molting and come up their skin is still a little soft. The problem with that is that their skin smells sweet and it's still soft so the other crabs might be tempted to attack them considering that they are carnivores. What I do with my crabs is let them molt and when they come up I put them in a separate cage for like a week and let them live alone until their skin has hardened.
Do horseshoe crabs live in UK?
Although horseshoe crab fossils have been found in the UK, horseshoe crabs do not currently live in or around the UK. They are found in shallow salt water along the east coast of the US and in various parts of Asia.
What do Guam hermit crabs drink Fresh or salt water?
i am pretty sure fresh, but there might be a chance that they drink salt water
How many crabs are their in Christmas Island?
there are 120 million red crabs in christmas island during mating season the number doubles
How is a hermit crab like a spider?
There really isn't possibly any way himans and hermit crabs are alike. If anything comes to mind, i'd say that both human and crabs use self defense at times. Honestly they don't have much things alike.
What are the adaptations of the horseshoe crab?
the way they hide from predators- like covering it self with sea grass
Whales, seals, zooplankton, scallops, krill, crabs, oysters, and other plankton all eat plankton.
Can freshwater red claw crabs live underwater?
It will drasticly reduce their life they are semi aquatic needing both dry lanf and water
How long do purple claw hermit crabs live?
In captivity 5-6 yrs. In wild around 20, some of them have been known to live for 50 years!
Is this dangerous time for the crab when it sheds its shell?
It is a problem if not cared for you must help it eat and bath.If not it can get sick and die.
Most plankton, known as phytoplankton, (but not all) eat in much the same way as do plants - through photosynthesis, the process by which sunlight is converted into food energy.
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Planktonic animals mostly eat other plankton, incluing the planktonic plants described above, and smaller animals which are also plankton. The smallest of the plankton can eat bacteria and detritus, but the largest of the plankton are true predators. These kind of plankton are called zooplankton, because they are animals.
Phytoplankton eat small bacteria, which eat decomposing matter. They are in the blue whale's food chain.
When is it dungeness crab season California 2010?
The season usually begins in mid-November. They'll have an exact date closer to that time.
What is the lifespan of an Opilio Crab?
Depends upon if it gets caught or eaten.... :)
"Life Span of Snow Crab
Alaskan Snow Crab are long-lived compared to warm-water crab, like Dungeness Crab. They may not reach adulthood until 6 or 7 years of age and may live more than 10 years"
from: http://www.crab-o-licious.com/alaskan-snow-crab.html
Is canned crab meat safe to use for sushi?
Crab meat is typically fully cooked in the canning process and should be safe for sushi.
Can hermit crabs breathe under sand or dirt?
Yes, hermit crabs can do this because they burrow. In doing this they make air holes to keep a supply of air going to them at all times. This is why it is so important to never bury your hermit crab! In doing this you will not leave an air pocket and have a high risk factor of choking them.
