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Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

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Field Notes

Description:

A green crab that we collected to put in our school Touch Tank!

Habitat:

Casco Bay Maine (ocean)

Notes:

We found this crab when we were searching for creatures for our classroom Touch Tank! They are very cool!

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Carcinus maenas

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
DanielePralong
Hi chebeagueschool! This crab belongs to the Arthropods category. Do you know how to change categories?

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Casco Bay
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Coastal Wildlife of Northeastern U.S.

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PublishedFebruary 22, 2012

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