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Point Lookout State Park, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
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Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) males
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Callinectes sapidus. Figure 1--the Cast Shell of a Half-Grown Male; Figure 2--The Ventral Surface of a Full-Grown Male
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Another Callinectes bought in the market. It was named Roxanne by my workmate Milena. Sorry Milena, but Roxanne had to die in the name of science.
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Cayo Coco, Cuba
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Another "Jaiba" from "La Placita" market in Guatemala city. Photographed as a part of a research project on Guatemalan crabs.
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Point Lookout State Park, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
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Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) females: virgin (above) and egg-bearing (below)
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Callinectes sapidus. Ventral Surface of a Virgin Female, Showing the Narrow, Triangular Abdomen (fig.3); Ventral Surface of an Ovigerous Female, Showing the Broad, Semi-Circular Abdomen (Fig.4)
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Polzimn, Yucatn, Mexico
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Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) backing out of old shell during final stages of molting
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Callinectes Sapidus. Cast shell of a half-grown male (1); Ventral Surface of a Full-Grown Male
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Milton, Florida
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Callinectes Sapidus. Three Successive Stages of the Molting of One Individual of Callinectes Sapidus
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Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States
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Callinectes Sapidus. Further Stages of the Molting of Callinectes Sapidus
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Maryland, United States
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Callinectes sapidus, the blue crab.
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Caught in the open, this crab is forced to choose it's next move carefully. Luckily, it held it's ground to pose for a few pictures, and fortunate for it, I wasn't looking for dinner.Blue CrabCallinectes sapidusWest Jetty St. Andrews State ParkPanama City Beach, Bay County, Florida, USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus 14-42mm II R LensPT-EP13 Underwater Housing, PPZR-EP02 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear
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East coast blue crab. Known locally as "Jaiba", bought in "La Placita" market in Guatemala city. Photographed as a part of a research project on Guatemalan crabs.
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Maryland, United States
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Category hierarchy: Animals | CrustaceansDescription: Blue Crab on shorelineOriginal date: 20030501Locality: Latitude: 3.575960000000000e+001; Longitude: -7.901930000000000e+001