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by ashley_cool_girl on Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:40 amAbout Crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (Greek: βραχύ/brachy = short, ουρά/οura = tail), or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax. They are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton, and armed with a single pair of chelae (claws). 6,793 species are known.Crabs are found in all of the world's oceans. Additionally, there are also many freshwater and terrestrial crabs, particularly in tropical regions. Crabs vary in size from the pea crab, only a few millimetres wide, to the Japanese spider crab, with a leg span of up to 4 m.
Crabs are prepared and eaten as a dish in several different ways all over the world. Some crabs are eaten whole, including the shell, as soft-shell crab; with other crabs just the claws and/or legs are eaten. The latter is particularly common for larger crabs, such as the snow crab.
Crab
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (Greek: βραχύ/brachy = short, ουρά/οura = tail), or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax. They are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton, and armed with a single pair of chelae (claws). 6,793 species are known.Crabs are found in all of the world's oceans. Additionally, there are also many freshwater and terrestrial crabs, particularly in tropical regions. Crabs vary in size from the pea crab, only a few millimetres wide, to the Japanese spider crab, with a leg span of up to 4 m.
Crabs are prepared and eaten as a dish in several different ways all over the world. Some crabs are eaten whole, including the shell, as soft-shell crab; with other crabs just the claws and/or legs are eaten. The latter is particularly common for larger crabs, such as the snow crab.
Crab
