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Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) <!--청꽃게(푸른꽃게)-->
Subject: Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)
Poster: Phoby (phoby@notmyphoto.com)
line0960.jpg
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Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)


Photo #2 of 8. Having reached the "buster" molt stage, a Maryland blue crab , Callinectes sapidus, sheds its shell. During its lifetime a crab may molt 20 to 25 times, increasing its size as much as 1/4 to 1/3 each time. The genus and species mean tasty beautiful swimmer.

Image ID: line0960, America's Coastlines Collection
Location: Tangier Island, Virginia
Photo Date: 1999 October 16
Photographer: Mary Hollinger, NODC biologist, NOAA

Photo Source:
The NOAA Photo Library - http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) - http://www.noaa.gov/
Copyright Information - http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/aboutimages.html

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