Did you know. A female crab is called a Jenny Did you know? A female crab is called a Jenny. A male crab is called a Buck. Did you know? Crabs have blue blood, Worms have green blood, and Starfish have clear blood.

Callinectes sapidus: The Blue Crab Savory Beautiful Swimmers

The Blue Crab Member of the Crustacea Exoskeleton of Chitin Scavenger with parts for cutting, shredding, mashing Stalked eyes 10 appendages, last pair called swimmerets Carapace-shell Cheliped- clawed feet

Blue Crabs Eating Video of Blue Crab eating Clam

Lifecycle Mostly bottom dwellers following mating the female migrates to high salinity waters eggs released into the water column

Lifecycle Continued Mature eggs are shed into the water column Eggs hatch into zoea Zoea undergo a molt and enter the megalops stage Megalops larvae will molt to become small crabs

Crab Food Web