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Crab As A Sea Animal
Crabs are prepared and eaten as a dish in many different ways all over the world. Some species are eaten whole, including the shell, such as soft-shell crab; with other species, just the claws or legs are eaten. The latter is particularly common for larger crabs, such as the snow crab. [from wikipedia]
Artificial Crab Crabbing In Newport
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Artificial Crab, As A Sea Animal

The Moche people of ancient Peru worshipped nature, especially the sea, and often depicted crabs in their art. In Greek mythology, Karkinos was a crab that came to the aid of the Lernaean Hydra as it battled Heracles. One of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, tells the story of a gigantic crab who made the waters of the sea go up and down, like the tides.[from wikipedia]

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Crabbing In Newport, An Oregon Beach Town

Cages and other indications of crabbing along SW Bay Boulevard along the bay front inNewport, Oregon.


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