The larvae crab lives in shallow water, swimming around among the plankton. The Zoea larvae use the plankton as their food source as well as protection. The plankton keeps the Zoea away from predators such as filter feeding other organisms. They are capable of doing so because of the crab's external fertilisation.
The young crab emerges and drifts with the plankton. Land Hermit Crabseats all kinds of plants, and can often be found climbing high up coastal trees. The Land Hermit Crabs are native to Bermuda. It is also found in Florida and the Caribbean. Its habitat includes mangrove forest.
King crabs eat Protoza which are one celled, tiny animals that live in the ocean water. They eat also eat Algae. As King crabs grow, they eat larger sea creatures, including other crabs, worms, clams, mussels, snails, sea urchins, sponges, sand dollars, and barnacles.
Crabs, on the other hand, have multiple legs and these are located on the sides of their bodies. In addition their leg joints bend outward. Not all crabs can move forward because their bodies are shaped in a way that makes them longer than wider.
The crab are just one of the many creatures that help the sea clean.
They use their crab claws. Not all crabs have small eyes. The other crabs have long eyes. They also love clipping their claws.
Source: World Book Online and Google Search Engine
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