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Dungeness crab

Metacarcinus magister

The Dungeness crab is a tasty crab found along the Pacific Coast. It has a hard shell and big claws, and it loves to hide in the sand and rocks.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

Aussehen

The Dungeness crab has a broad, oval-shaped shell that ranges from reddish-brown to purplish. Its most distinctive features are its large, strong claws tipped with white, setting it apart from other brown-shelled crabs.

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Dungeness crab

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A female Dungeness crab can carry over a million tiny eggs under her tail!

Their mighty claws are strong enough to crack open tough clam and oyster shells for a meal!

These clever crabs taste and smell the ocean floor using special sensors on their legs!

When they grow, Dungeness crabs shed their entire old shell in a process called molting!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Quick Burrower

Dungeness crab can quickly burrow into sand because of its powerful legs, which helps them hide from predators.

Fähigkeit

Regenerative Limbs

Dungeness crab can regrow lost limbs because of its amazing biology, which helps them survive attacks from predators.

Fähigkeit

Crushing Claws

Dungeness crab has powerful, white-tipped claws that help them crush tough shells of prey and defend against threats.

Maße und Details

Länge
10-25 cm
Gewicht
0.5-2 kg
Lebenserwartung
8-13 Jahre
Top Speed
2 km/h

Ernährung und Fütterung

A Dungeness crab is an omnivore, eating small animals and plants found on the seafloor.

Altersunterschiede: Younger crabs eat smaller prey and more detritus.

Hauptnahrung

  • clams
  • small fish
  • marine worms
  • other crustaceans
  • algae
  • detritus

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

Sea otters use rocks to crack open their hard shells.

eaten by

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

Giant Pacific octopuses grab and eat Dungeness crabs.

eaten by

Pacific Halibut

Hippoglossus stenolepis

Large halibut prey on Dungeness crabs on the ocean floor.

eats

California Mussel

Mytilus californianus

Dungeness crabs use their strong claws to crack mussel shells.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Dungeness

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Be careful around crabs; their claws can pinch!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Dungeness crab?

10-25 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Dungeness crab?

0.5-2 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Dungeness crab?

8-13 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Dungeness crab?

2 km/h

Was frisst Dungeness crab?

A Dungeness crab is an omnivore, eating small animals and plants found on the seafloor.

Wo findet man Dungeness crab normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Dungeness crab?

Ambush

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