Crab Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Crabs are various species of decapods. They are crustaceans with five pairs of legs, the first pair modified to form a pair of pincers, a flattish shell, and a short, broad abdomen folded under its thorax. There are two main groups of crabs: the Brachyura or true crabs, and the Paguroidea, or hermit crabs. Crabs are related to lobsters and shrimps.
Groups of crabs include:
- Blue crab
- Dungeness crab
- Coconut crab
- Fiddler crab
- Ghost crab
- Hermit crab
- Japanese spider crab (largest crab alive)
- Jonah crab
- Lady crab, Calico crab
- Mangrove crab
- Mole crab
- Mud crab, Black fingered mud crab, White-tipped mud crab
- Oyster crab
- Rock crab
- Pea crab
- Purse crab
- Spider crab
- Stone crab
- Heike crab
A crab is any of various machines used to hoist heavy objects.
A Crab landing is a method of landing an airplane in a crosswind, so named because many crabs walk sideways.
A crab is a type of misapplied stroke in rowing when the oar is pulled round past the oarsman.
A Crab is a type of scratch turntablists use, involving flickering the crossfader between your thumb and your fingers, starting with the pinky and ending with the index.
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