Crabs

Oh, boy, does this site have it all. From hermit crab shells to routines to food and water, this is your source for all things hermit crab. The site does a bang up job of educating you about hermit crabs and then leads into caring for a hermit crab as a pet. It's all here!

Find out all you need to know about Blue Crabs right here! There is even a glossary of blue crab terms so you're sure to be speaking the language. The Anatomy section has both a "written labeled" crab and a "talking labeled" crab so you know you'll have all the facts.

This professional produced page will give you all the facts and figures you need about horseshoe crabs. My favorite section is the Spawning Hot Spots section as it even includes tips for viewing the spawning crabs. If you really want to get your feet wet, you can volunteer for the Annual Horseshoe Crab census.

Want to watch hundreds of horseshoe crabs clambering along a shoreline of the Delaware Bay? National Geographic offers great features such as this one, along with fast facts that are easy to understand and jot down. Check out the photo of the day and get fun information that will leave you even more interested in the blue crab!

This is a short and sweet introduction to Fiddler Crabs. Learn about the three species of fiddler crabs, also find out where they live and what they eat. A cool fact from this page: "If a male loses its major claw, the remaining claw grows to the same size as the lost claw and the claw it regenerates becomes the smaller claw." Check it out!

This factual page will introduce you to 12 different species of Crabs. The 2 species I find most interesting are the Pie Crust Crab and a Pebble Crab. Each species has facts about habitat, diet, maximum size and more.

Are Blue Crabs really blue? The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center knows the answer. I particularly enjoyed the Food Web section where I could watch a video of a crab eating. Crabs are predators as well as prey for other animals. The Life Cycle section is pretty informative, too.