common crabs
Common Crabs
The sea is full of many different species of crabs. I’ll be covering three species of crabs. The species I’ll be covering are blue crabs, hermit crabs, and fiddler crabs.
The topics of growth, reproduction, and characteristics will also be covered.
Brandi Adair
Mr. Wolfe
April 27, 1998
Period 3
Common Crabs
Blue crabs come from the family Portunidae a group of animals having jointed legs, segmented body, and a hard outer shell. (Capossela, 1990) …
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…legs. It lives off small algae in its vegetarian diet. It can stay without food for many days. (Headstrom, 1985)
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**Bibliography**
Works Cited
1. Capossela, Jim.How to Catch Crabs By the Bushel. Tarrytown, N.Y.: Sportsmans’s Press, 1990.
2. “Blue Crabs.”Colliers Encyclopedia. 1992 ed.
3. Bower, Bob. “Blue Crabs.”Science News. June 1994.
4. Sullevant, Rosemary. “Crabs.”Sea Frontiers. December 1992.
5. Headstrum, Richard.All About Lobsters, Crabs, Shrimp, and Their Relatives. Brunswick, N.J.: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc., 1985.
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