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"The many forms and colors of crabs enable them to exploit the diverse habitats that exist along the sea coast. Most
typical crabs are oval, rectangular, or triangular, with a pair of front legs ending in pincers, and four pairs of walking
legs. -- quoted from National Audubon Societyy Field Guide to North American Seashore Creatures by Norman A. Meinkoth, published by Alfred A. Knopf in New York, 1998. |
Although this is not a comprehensive list, here are some of the different kinds of crabs.
Fiddler crab
Hermit crab
Mole crab
Blue crab
Green crab
Japanese spider crab
Chinese mitten crab
Great land crab
Ghost crab
Commensal crab
Purse crab
Lady crab
Mountain crab
Purple shore crab
Stone crab
Flat Porcelin crab
Sally Lightfoot
Red crab
Jonah crab
Dungeness crab
Oregon cancer crab
Toad crab
Wharf crab
Turtle crab
Butterfly crab
Sponge crab
Box crab
Masking crab
Fuzzy crab
I found information for this list from the following sources:
Lassieur, Allision. Crabs, Lobsters, and Shrimps. New York: Franklin Watts, 2003.
Meinkoth, Norman A. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashore Creatures.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
Web author: Emily Morris
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