Red Crab

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## Overview

The Red Crab (Cancer pagurus) is a species of true crab in the family Cancridae. Red Crabs are an edible species of crab, which lives in several different Oceans and Seas. Red Crabs are more commonly known as Brown Crabs or Edible Crabs. Red Crabs are solitary but during the mating season, they will group up and form a large cast of crabs. Crabs are distant relatives of Lobsters, since they are in different families, yet they are in the same order, Decapoda.

## Description

The Red Crabs may either live in shallow seas or the vast open ocean. Red Crabs have shells which are sturdy and protect the crab from being eaten. Red Crabs are vulnerable on their legs, as it is not protected from predators and other rival crabs, meaning it can get eaten or poisoned. Red Crabs like living in a suitable habitat with sunlight, food and also plants and other living creatures which won't harm the Crab, and can serve as a food source for it. They possess Devorocytes as pincers, which can be used for offense and defense. Their pincers can be either used for eating plants and smaller animals, or to defend itself from rivals and larger creatures. Red Crabs are overall medium-sized, and they do not try to engage in a fight with large predators, as they know it could cost them their lives. Red Crabs may be able to live with small-sized predators, such as Red-Eyed Whitefish, since they feed on the irritating Square Swimmers, which always get in the way of many animals and protists. Red Crabs are the most common type of crab and are always used for food and also for sushi. Red Crabs have a pinkish-red colour and their arms and legs have a dark red colour. Red Crabs have two black Keratinocyte eyes, although they serve no function. They have a pair of Flagellocytes to use as legs and they also have a pair of arms, with pincers.

## Competition

Since Red Crabs don't have many cells, they are prone to competition. Although they have Photocytes, they still have Phagocytes and need to constantly feed. They may have to compete with smaller creatures or others their size. They usually go up against invasive or annoying creatures, and they all fight for the top spot of superiority. Red Crabs, on the other hand, have pincers, which they can use to literally eliminate the competition, although they may have a hard time taking on protected species, which possess Keratinocytes everywhere, meaning it would be impossible to kill the species. Red Crabs also hate to live with their distant cousins, the Hermit Crabs. Hermit Crabs have much more heavily fortified shells, unlike the Red Crabs, which means it is tough to kill, but it is possible.

## Habitat

Red Crabs may either live near shallow waters, next to beaches, or in the vast open ocean, scavenging for any sign of food. They can live in coral reefs, seagrass meadows and kelp forests. Animals such as Seabass, Minnows, Turtles, Seahorses and Pipefish may also live in these environments.

## Trivia

* Red Crabs don't live in either the Arctic Ocean or the Antarctic Ocean - it would be too cold.

## Dropbox

https://www.dropbox.com/s/21k0ke7moc95tvg/Crab.genome?dl=0

## Gallery

A solitary Red CrabTwo rival crabs engaged in a duelA Population of Red Crabs