dead animals that fall from surface waters, such as whales, sea lions, or large fish. What are some of these, and what advantages do they offer? But when it can't find fresh food, it's quick to lunch on leftover scraps or dead animals that fall from above. What is interesting about this crab is that it only has six legs. Most crabs hatch from eggs as a swimming shrimp-like larva, that immediately begins to feed on small planktonic organisms. This type of crab is feed on sea stars, clams, mussels, plankton, and etc. This crab prefer to live under the rock in the sea. It has five legs and it usually bury their self inside the sand when they feel threatened. And in here I’d like to share you with about some types of ocean crab. But not every crab is as it seems. Atlantic Rock Crab. Deep Sea Crabs are related to lobsters and shrimps. In effect, it probably walks across the seafloor, from Hawaii to Alaska. New Family of deep-sea crab from hot vents. Because there isn't much food down there, it may feed on foodfalls, i.e. At foodfalls such as this, predator organisms and bacteria may give off phosphorescence (light produced by living organisms) that is detectable by the spider crabs eyes. The glaucothoe is a transitional stage between the larval and juvenile stages of king crabs. You can find this crab until 790 m beneath the sea along the rocky shorelines or tide pools. Narwhals dive to this depth up to 15 times a day in search for food. Land Crabs. Its body is about 10 cm across, but the legs reach up to 50 cm in length. Eggs of golden king crabs are twice as large as those of the red king crab, and contain much more yolk. These giants go through three main larval stages along with a prezoeal stage in order to grow to their great size. Female crab become vulnerable during the moulting. The puget sound king crab is also one kind of many species of king crab. 2. Our fish and seafood come from the best ports from all over the world not just the Carolina's. They live in the sea bottom and eelgrass beds. Deep Sea Crab. 2456 Gulf to Bay Blvd. The Atlantic deep sea red crab fishery is managed in the U.S. from roughly the latitude of Cape Hatteras Light, North Carolina, northward to the U.S.-Canada border, extending eastward from the shore to the outer boundary of the exclusive economic zone and northward to the U.S.-Canada border. Its also known as spiny spider crab or spinous spider crab. Crab has various beautiful color and shape that you even never imagine before. This is probably an adaptation allowing the larvae to survive at depths where there is much less plankton available as a food source. Coelacanths were thought to be extinct until found alive in 1938. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Its Japanese name is takaashigani that has a meaning of tall legs crab. Dungeness Crab (Metacarcinus magister). Click image for larger view. Horseshoe Crab (Tachypleus tridentatus). Known as bairdi crab, snow crab, or tanner crab this crab can be found in the Bering Sea and the eastern North of Pacific Ocean. Red and blue king crabs can be found between the intertidal zone and a depth of 100 fathoms (600 ft; 180 m ). 4. King crabs also have an unusual mode of development. http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02alaska/background/crabs/crabs.html. This is the deepest and most northern location they have been observed. We only caught three crabs that we think were mature adults; they were around 85mm in length and 73mm in width. Like all crabs, sea crabs belong to the order of decapods, which mean they have five pairs of legs inserted into their abdomens.The first pair of legs evolved over time, becoming a pair of claws or pincers that these crustaceans use to capture, cut and manipulate their food and even to defend themselves, and to court their partners.