crabs

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Crabs kept in poor conditions before purchase may still succumb to disease, stress, or injury even if their buyer provides ideal conditions, Goldfarb says.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

Crabs use their sense of smell like humans use their eyes and intuition.

From Salon • May 15, 2023

Crabs are also caught as “bycatch” in fisheries targeting pollock, flatfish and other species.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022

Crabs are a benthic species, meaning they crawl around on the ocean bottom and are not able to migrate as quickly as many finfish.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2022

Crabs are particular critters, and they won’t step into your little wire house if your bait is rank or your wire rusty and clogged with sea growth.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson