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'''Crabs''' are a large family of decapod [[crustacean]]s. There are hundreds of species, mainly marine, although freshwater species such as the Chinese mitten crab, and land-dwelling species such as the robber crab (which climbs [[coconut]] trees to feed on the nuts), also exist.

 

'''Crabs''' are decapod [[crustacean]]s. There are hundreds of species, mainly marine, although freshwater species such as the Chinese mitten crab, and land-dwelling species such as the robber crab (which climbs [[coconut]] trees to feed on the nuts), also exist.

The [[Alaska]]n king crab is the heaviest species of crab, but the [[Japan]]ese spider crab has much longer legs, sometimes spanning ten feet or more. The smallest species of crabs are the pea crabs, that live as [[commensal]]s inside the shells of many [[bivalve]] [[mollusc]]s.

The [[Alaska]]n king crab is the heaviest species of crab, but the [[Japan]]ese spider crab has much longer legs, sometimes spanning ten feet or more. The smallest species of crabs are the pea crabs, that live as [[commensal]]s inside the shells of many [[bivalve]] [[mollusc]]s.

A number of other organisms also go by the name of crab:

A number of other organisms also go by the name of crab:

*The [[horseshoe crab]], ''Limulus'', is not actually a crab, or even a crustacean.

*The [[horseshoe crab]], ''Limulus'', is not actually a crab, or even a crustacean.

*Likewise, crab spiders, which are [[spiders]], should not be confused with spider crabs, which are crabs.

*Likewise, crab spiders, which are [[spider]]s, should not be confused with spider crabs, which are crabs.

*Sufferers from 'crabs' are in fact suffering from an infestation of pubic [[lice]].

*Sufferers from 'crabs' are in fact suffering from an infestation of pubic [[lice]].

*The small trees and their fruit, called [[crab apples]], are entirely unrelated.  

*The small trees and their fruit, called [[crab apples]], are entirely unrelated.  

[[Category:Crustaceans]]

[[Category:Crustaceans]]