As a hermit crab owner, one of the most worrying sights is seeing your pet crab lying motionless outside its shell. Is it dead or just molting? This is a common dilemma that all hermit crab keepers face at some point. With some detective work and patience you can get to the bottom of what … Read more
What is Crab Rangoon? It’s wontons that have been fried and filled with crab and cheese. Because they are fried, the crab filling is fully cooked and heated through, so it is safe for pregnant women to eat. Many restaurants and recipes also often use imitation crab, which is technically pre-cooked and pasteurized. Crab rangoon … Read more
Making your own crabapple sauce is the easiest crab apple recipe I know of. It’s also a great way to use wild crab apples. Like regular applesauce, it can be sour or sweet, pink or clear, depending on your taste and the types of crabapple trees you have. Read on and Ill explain how to … Read more
Snow crab legs are a beloved delicacy for seafood lovers everywhere. Their sweet, succulent meat is unlike any other shellfish. But before cracking into that next cluster of legs, you may be wondering – just how many calories are in snow crab legs? Let’s take a detailed look at snow crab nutrition to get the … Read more
Green crabs are an invasive species wreaking havoc on coastal ecosystems across North America. But could eating them be part of the solution? These small greenish crabs with black-tipped claws may not be as tasty as native crabs but they are edible if prepared properly. In this article I’ll cover everything you need to know … Read more
Molting is an essential part of a crab’s life. As crabs grow, their hard outer shell (exoskeleton) cannot grow with them. So, crabs must periodically shed their entire shell in a process called molting. This allows them to grow larger after developing a new, soft shell underneath the old one. The Molting Process Molting occurs … Read more
Every living thing is on one side of the food chain or the other. We eat to live and we live to eat. Crabs are no different from other species. It may look like they’re just floating around on the ocean floor, molting and mating, fighting off invaders and falling in love—but they’re really just … Read more
These crab cakes are a Maryland classic. They are made with fresh lump crab meat and just enough filler to hold it all together. Chesapeake blue crabs and crab cakes are so good that they’re almost religious in Maryland. My family is a dedicated devotee. Our favorite crab shacks are all along the Eastern shore … Read more
Hermit crabs grow by shedding their old shells. This leaves them open to being eaten while they’re molting. As a way to stay safe, hermit crabs often hide and isolate themselves during the molting process. This means that it’s not often that you can see your hermie without his shell on. The head, legs, and … Read more
Crab apple trees are quite uncommon in the wild. It is always difficult to distinguish them from the domesticated apple, due to cross-breeding. The development of the domesticated apple began at the end of the Stone Age. This has lead to a great many varieties available to us today. Bats use old crab apple trees … Read more