Photo #2 of 8. Having reached the buster molt stage, a Maryland blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, sheds its shell. During its lifetime a crab may molt 20 to 25 times, increasing its size as much as 1/4 to 1/3 each time.The genus and species mean tast
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Photographer: Mary Hollinger
Affiliation: NODC biologist
Date: 1999 October 16
Location: Tangier Island, Virginia
Subject: Coastline
Subject: Chesapeake Bay Virginia