Stone crab

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The crabs and crabs have lower abdomen and head and thorax together in a structure called the carapace, the shell is large and is wider than it is long which makes it look a flatter animal.
They have *0 legs and the pair later called chelipeds. The type of movement is crawl, generally move sideways but equally can walk forward but slower, the chelipeds not used to walking so are lifted as if walking.
One of the most important features of the crab is to swim and are very agile so his last pair of legs ends in a kind of shovel.
They live at sea in shallow waters and sometimes buried on the ocean floor. They use their claws or chelipeds kids to eat snails, break with the pliers legs and other pieces are put into the mouth. They also eat decaying bugs and other small invertebrates, but fish do not hunt.
Crab farming is done in floating wooden cages, placed in natural waters close to the areas where they live, or in pools or concrete ponds.
Currently, through the cultivation it is possible to obtain so-called "soft crab", ie crab that has just matured or changed their exoskeleton (all hard shell that protects it). During the time it takes the new exoskeleton to harden, the crab is known as soft crab.
The crab meat is very low in cholesterol, has a high protein content and has a slightly sweet taste delicious. Additionally, the soft crab is considered a high quality product, since no hard structures commonly found in dishes made with crab pulp