Mated females continue seaward as the eggs are spawned about 24 hours after mating and the substance that fixes the eggs to the abdominal limbs appear to harden at salinities above 26 ppt. Throughout the winter, the ovigerous females remain in deep waters while the eggs slowly develop. Collected near mouth of Mississippi River, new St. Bernard Parish Hwy. 46 intersection, Bay Gardene, near La. wildlife and fish camp, Louisiana. Specimen deposited in the University of Southwestern Louisiana Museum Zoological Collection, USLZ 3684.
Mitten crabs are proficient burrowers.
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