PPT-Crabs and Crabbing

The Animal The Economy it Creates Regulations Environmental I ssues A ffecting the Industry All About Crabs Crabs are invertebrates Their exoskeleton protects them from predators and provides support for their bodies. From Bay to Table. By Evan Jones. 8. th. Grade. Characteristics. The Chesapeake or Atlantic blue crab is a crustacean found in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean, the Central American Pacific coast, and the Gulf of Mexico. . However, . this fishery has slowly been declining and has dropped by 70% since 1990, mostly due to overfishing (Lee et al 2004). . Previous research had been done on cannibalism in blue crabs, but only in juveniles. Little has been done to observe cannibalism and its effects in adult blue crabs. No previous work . Kelly . Correia. Why are blue crabs important?. Important for fisherman– . they’RE. . delicious!. They feed on almost anything they can get hold of, including mussels, snails, fish, plants, . dead animals and even…. . animals with jointed appendages. includes insects, crustaceans, centipedes, millipedes, and arachnids. exoskeleton made of chitin. must shed shell to grow. Chelicerates. Includes spiders, ticks, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. Ashley Edwards, Erin Dempsey, Kyna Kruger. BIOL 3401 - November 20, 2014. Overview. Marine hermit crabs use chemical cues to locate gastropod shells for shelter. Tested four marine hermit crabs against different gastropod-associated stimuli . Hermit Crabs are . crustaceans. . This means that they are aquatic . arthropods. . Arthropods actually have their skeletons on the outside!. Being a crustacean means that they also have . joint parts . Coenobita. sp.) when given choice of meat or vegetables. Whitney . Jardine. , Sarah Park and . Nataya. Smith. BIOL 3401. Mount Allison University. November 22, 2013. Hermit Crabs. Land hermit crabs (. By:Chipper Brockman, Andy Hwang, Di'en Jenkins, and Maddie Wade. Arachnids. A class of jointed-leg invertebrate animals in the subphylum . Chelicerata. . All arachnids have 8 legs. Drill. What is an Arthropod?. By: Christian . Wehrly. . and Adam Rutz. Classification of Crabs. Kingdom: . Animalia. Phylum: . Arthropoda. Class: . Crustacea. Order: . Decapoda. Family: . Lithodidae. Genus: . Paralithodes. Species: . Which of the following phyla have a water vascular system?. molluscs. echinoderms. cnidarians. annelids. arthropods. Which of the following phyla have a water vascular system?. molluscs. echinoderms. Factoid. A record breaking Red King crab weighed 24 pounds and was 20-30 years old. The age of a crab is difficult to determine and can only be estimated by studying molting and growth patterns. . Directions. BY : CAMMERON. HOWELL. Hey Cassie , why are you so sad ?. I just found out that . Ord. has crabs. Whats. crabs. It’s a little parasite that can crawl from one person’s pubic hair to the next person’s pubic hair during sexual contact. Coenobita. sp.) when given choice of meat or vegetables. Whitney . Jardine. , Sarah Park and . Nataya. Smith. BIOL 3401. Mount Allison University. November 22, 2013. Hermit Crabs. Land hermit crabs (. 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.