Is it 8 legs and then 2 claws? Or are different types of crabs different?
2007-04-09 05:04:37 · 7 answers · asked by Pardonthepun 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Crabs have 10 legs - eight legs for walking and two legs modified into the pinching claw-bearing appendages in the front.
Very easily seen in these diagrams:
http://images.google.com/images?client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hl=en&q=crab+anatomy&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2
2007-04-09 05:12:53 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8
2007-04-10 08:00:38 · answer #2 · answered by Perry B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 legs 2 claws
2007-04-09 12:13:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
10
2007-04-09 23:25:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have 3 pairs of legs so 6 and 1 pair of claws so 2
2007-04-09 14:00:58 · answer #5 · answered by algerian 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
6 legs but true crabs have 5 pair of legs
2007-04-09 12:13:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know in Maryland, the blue crab has 8 legs and 2 claws and each one is mmm mmm delicious
2007-04-09 12:36:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋