Check and see how many invertebrates you can identify by common name or guess what part of the world they came from. Unfortunately, individual crab mountings are not for sale. The collection has acquired a museum atmosphere, giving the San Pedro community an invertebrate education and a spirit of enjoyment for the world's oceans. Crabs have five pairs of jointed legs. There are 42,000 species of crustaceans known today.
Crabs have three jaws.
The Songe Crab uses live sponge to camouflage itself for protection from enemies. They may also use small stones or broken shells. It uses numerous hooked hairs to attach the objects to its shell and legs. Hermit Crabs switch to bigger abandon shells as they grow larger. Crabs can regenerate legs or claws when they are lost.