As promised, I have to write an entry on crabs. It seems like I can never escape crabs after knowing a CraBp. Tragic but fun at the same time.
What are crabs?
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "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).
How many species are there and where are they found?
To date, there are about 6,793 species of crabs (plus one). And they are found in all of the world's oceans (and also in KTR, UTM). Additionally, there are also many freshwater and terrestrial crabs, particularly in tropical regions.
How big can they grow?
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.
Scientific classification?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
So what are you now, CraBp?
What do crabs feed on?
Some species feed primarily on algae while others take any type of food, including mollusks, worms, other crustaceans, fungi, bacteria and detritus, depending on availability and on the species of crab. For many species, a mixed diet of plant and animal matter results in the fastest growth and greatest fitness.
And finally, some pictures of crabs..
What are crabs?
Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "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).
How many species are there and where are they found?
To date, there are about 6,793 species of crabs (plus one). And they are found in all of the world's oceans (and also in KTR, UTM). Additionally, there are also many freshwater and terrestrial crabs, particularly in tropical regions.
How big can they grow?
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.
Scientific classification?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
So what are you now, CraBp?
What do crabs feed on?
Some species feed primarily on algae while others take any type of food, including mollusks, worms, other crustaceans, fungi, bacteria and detritus, depending on availability and on the species of crab. For many species, a mixed diet of plant and animal matter results in the fastest growth and greatest fitness.
And finally, some pictures of crabs..
Corystes cassivelaunusMasked crab
Liocarcinus vernalisVernal crab
Atelecyclus rotundatusCircular crabs
Gecarcinus ruricolaHalloween crab
Stenorhynchus seticornisArrow crab
Grapsus grapsusRed rock crab
Macrocheira kaempferiSpider crab
Una pugnaxFiddler crab
Hepatus epheliticusCalico crab
Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian from Disney's The Little Mermaid
Eugene Krabs from the animated series Spongebob Squarepants
And the MOST UNIQUE crab of all...
Siu Yen Pin
CraBp
P/S: Crabs taste really good when they are cooked. Look good also. Wonder if CraBp can be found at restaurants though. I only know there is one at KTR but currently back in Kuching. And it has left a few marks in my room. On a paper stuck on my door, on my football, on my wall and on my birthday card.
5 comments:
waseh waseh...I'm damn honoured that got people blog bout crabs (eventhough the person blogging it is actually thinking bout eating them!)... U've kept ur promise! HAHA! Well done. And I've learnt more bout my relatives too! Thanks!
Yup. All I thought about while blogging about them was how sweet they'll taste. They look really good. The spider crab especially. And anytime. Glad you feel honoured.
hmm yummy... i wan to eat crabs ...again...
Actually the crabp has a nickname called....*ahem*pini*cough*...
Aha.. Pini eh? She never brought that up before. Thanks though.
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