Crabs

Crabs

By: Sofi Yanevskyy

Intro

            Crabs are very interesting because they have an interesting life. Crabs are crustaceans , which means that they have an exoskeleton. They like water.

Life

            A crab starts off as an egg on its mother’s chest. When it hatches, it does not fall off its mother, like what you might think. It clings to its mother instead, along with its brothers and sisters.

      

Crabs eat grasshoppers, earth worms, bugs, fish, fish eggs, frogs, decaying plants, and animal material. By eating the bugs, they help keep bug populations not too high.  

Reproduction

       In the spring and summer a female crab will eat a lot to feed her eggs nourishment. When the female crab finds a male crab, they mate. While mating, the male gives off his sperm to the eggs.

Conclusion

Crabs are important because they help the ecosystem and economy. Also, crabs are a food source for animals and people. Plus, baby crabs are really cute, and crabs make my aunt REALLY happy.

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“Crabby” Jokes

Me: Knock Knock.

You: Who’s there?

Me: Crabby.

You: Crabby who?

Me: I know you’re crabby! J

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Me: Knock Knock.

You: Who’s there?

Me: Pinch.

You: Pinch who?

Me: No, I pinch YOU! J

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Why don’t crabs go to Happy Parties?

Because there always “crabby”! J

Sources

Llamas,Andreu. Secrets Of The Animal World Crustaceans .  Milwaukee,Wisconsin:Gareth Sevens Publishing,1996 

Pohl,Kathleen. Crabs . Milwaukee:Raintree Publishers,1987

Zaleski, Molly. "Snow Crab Love."snowcrablove.blogspot.com