Female crabs have red tips on their claws, while male crabs have bright blue claws. A female blue crab with eggs, also known as a “sponge crab,” will have a visible cluster of orange eggs ...

Deep-sea Atlantic red crabs are ... The females climb into shallower water when their eggs are about to hatch. The larval red crabs then ... Only the male crabs are fished, and the claws ...

Local News Harvest of horseshoe crabs, used for medicine and bait, to be limited to protect rare bird Shutting down the female harvest will help the red knot, which relies on crab eggs to refuel ...