Hello, little crab.(Science)

From: Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin) | Date: May 1, 2005 | Copyright information

Explain that a crab is an animal that has a hard shell and lives primarily in the sea. There are many different kinds of crabs. Ask: What kinds of crabs can you name?

Look at Some Crabs

This is a ghost crab.

This is a blue crab

This is a horseshoe crab.

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Meet a Hermit Crab

Hermit crabs live in the empty shells of other animals. This hermit crab is peeking out of its shell. Hello, hermit crab!

A hermit crab nibbles on a fish.

A hermit crab makes tracks in the sand. Good-bye, hermit crab!

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