Mating time for these blue
Crabs usually mate just after the female molts, when her shell is soft. The male transfers sperm using specialized appendages, and the female stores it to fertilize her eggs later.
She then carries the fertilized eggs under her abdomen until they hatch.
Crabs usually mate just after the female molts, when her shell is soft. The male transfers sperm using specialized appendages, and the female stores it to fertilize her eggs later.
She then carries the fertilized eggs under her abdomen until they hatch.
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