European shore crab

European shore crab lay bright orange eggs. The female carries these eggs underneath her abdomen

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European shore crab

  • Food

    Plants, worms, fish, bait and shellfish

  • Lifetime

    3 - 5 years

  • Length

    9 cm

  • Number of eggs

    100,000 eggs

  • Wear time

    Unknown

  • IUCN Status

    Data deficit

  • EEP?

    No

5

years, that's how old the beach crab can get

9

cm, that's how big the beach crab can get

100.000

eggs, that's how many a beach crab lays at a time

New skin

Crabs do not have bones, but a hard shell on the outside. This is called an exoskeleton. This exoskeleton does not grow. As the crab grows larger, it will have to molt. This happens as many as seven to eight times in their first year of life! Adult crabs usually only molt once a year.