cavan and jake common crab

     The Common Crab

     Hi, have you ever wanted to know what the name of the crab is that is biting you?

It is called a common crab. Let me tell you about it.

                         Where it lives

The common crab mostly lives under rocks, behind mud piles, but when it moves, or is under attack, it blends into the ground. That is one of its defence moves.

                            Appearance                              

An average common crab is about 60 cm. The legs are 10 cm long. Its eyes stick out 2 cm long. It uses its eyes for looking around rocks. When it feels threatened it hides under rocks.

                                   Diet

The common crab likes to eat sand hoppers,shrimp and dead seagulls.If they are desperate they go into shallow water for sea slugs. 

                          Predators

Seagulls are the most common bird to eat the crab. Sometimes the seagull is of target and crash’s and dies, for the crab to eat.

Fun facts:

The scientific name for crab is Brachyura. Crabs like to bite you. If it does, poke it in the eye and it will let go.

In conclusion they are good at surviving.

     Author: Cavan Dyer and Jake Cutler