21-25 Crab Facts

21. Crab traps can kill dozens of crabs when detached. As a result, crab traps in many jurisdictions are required to have a “rot-out panel”, which will disintegrate with a few weeks’ exposure to seawater, opening the trap and allowing any crabs inside to escape. – Source
22. You can buy live crabs in vending machines in China. – Source
23. Tiny crabs can live inside the gills of oysters. They use the oyster as protection and live on the food that the oyster gets for itself. These crabs are themselves considered an edible seafood delicacy. – Source
24. The reason some beaches will be covered in small sand balls is because it is the leftover sand after a Light-blue Soldier Crab has finished processing it looking for microscopic food to eat. – Source
25. The Pom Pom Crab brandishes a stinging sea anemone in each claw not only to defend against predators but to also gather food particles with the anemone’s tentacles which the crab scrapes off for its own use. – Source
26-30 Crab Facts

26. Some crabs will carry a species of “upside down” jellyfish on their back as a means of defense against predators. – Source
27. There’s a crab named the Hasselhoff Crab because it has hair on its chest. – Source
28. The reason some crabs have one claw bigger than the other is that, if ripped off, the claw grows back over time. – Source
29. Crabs have teeth in their stomach. – Source
30. Alaskan King Crab fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations, with a 75% higher fatality rate than pilots. People have literally died for your food. – Source
31-35 Crab Facts

31. The red king crab was introduced to the Barents Sea from the North Pacific in the 1960’s and is now destroying the ecosystem. – Source
32. Some injured crabs rip off their own limbs like it’s no big deal. – Source
33. Two new species of Vampire Crab with a bright eye and claw colors for visual communication have been identified by scientists. – Source
34. There is a crab species called “palm thief” because people claim the crabs steal shiny objects out of houses. – Source
35. Crabs have their own version of a fist pump that they use to attract mates. – Source
#3 – “When a bunch of crabs is in a bucket…”
Should be “…crabs are in a bucket…”
1 and 10 are the same
#1 and #10 basicly the same
#30 is also wrong, it’s twice as dangerous as regular commercial fishing (which is the one being 75% more dangerous being a pilot).
Did you know that not all crabs have shells