Period 8 Blue Crab by Caroline Douthit https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou en-us 2017-01-04 01:39:02 UTC 2023-03-28 18:52:49 UTC hello@padlet.com Scientific name : https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145766354 The scientific name for the blue crab is: Callinctes sapidus it means savory beautiful swimmer.]]> 2017-01-06 19:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145766354 Preadators https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145832136  Blue crabs are preyed upon by red drum, croaker, striped bass, and other blue crabs.]]> 2017-01-07 23:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145832136 Migration https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145832654  Males remain in lower-salinity waters while females migrate to higher-salinity water to spawn.    ]]> 2017-01-07 23:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145832654 Fun fact https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145858450 -Male blue crabs are known as "jimmies" while mature females are called "sooks"]]> 2017-01-08 15:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145858450 Catching a blue crab (video) https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145858917
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]]> 2017-01-08 15:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145858917 Symbiotic relationships https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145864133 Juvenile blue crabs develop a mutualism with aquatic plants.]]> 2017-01-08 16:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145864133 Habitat https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145864325 Blue crabs are found in brackish coastal lagoons and estuaries from nova scotia, through the gulf of ,  Mexico, and as far south as Uruguay.]]> 2017-01-08 16:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145864325 Blue crab life cycle https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145868412 2017-01-08 17:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145868412 The importance of the blue crab in the bay's ecosystem. https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145868920 The blue crab is important by being a bottom feeder and having recreational catches in the Chesapeake bay.]]> 2017-01-08 18:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145868920 Food source https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145869483 They eat almost anything, even some little blue crabs. ]]> 2017-01-08 18:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145869483 Female blue crab https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145869660 2017-01-08 18:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145869660 Another fun facts https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145880992 The blue crab is so named because of its sapphire-tinted claws. Its shell, or carapace, is actually a mottled brownish color, and mature females have red highlights on the tips of their pincers.]]> 2017-01-08 21:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/y90x61rfgjou/wish/145880992