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Photo -2 of 8. Having reached the “buster” molt stage, a Maryland blue crab , Callinectes sapidus, sheds its shell. During its lifetime a crab may molt 20 to 25 times, increasing its size as much as 1/4 to 1/3 each time. The genus and species mean tasty beautiful swimmer.

Photo Category: Coastline - Chesapeake Bay Virginia
Photo Location: Tangier Island, Virginia
Photo Date: 1999 October 16

Author: Mary Hollinger, NODC biologist, NOAA/ NOAA

License: Public Domain Mark 1.0 (Public domain)
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