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Crabs Aren't Just a Dinnertime Favorite – Lemon Bay Conservancy

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Huma s are mai ly appreciative of the delicious taste of crabs, a d ot particularly of their importa ce as ecological ki gpi s. But the umerous crabs prese t i sali e habitats are ofte extremely importa t i their food webs. Fiddler crabs are ofte used as bait a d ca be umerous o muddy tidal flats. They also serve as food for birds such as yellow crow ed ight hero s a d have a large role i tra sfer of utrie ts from detritus a d algae to higher levels of the food web. Scie tists have lo g k ow that they have a disti ct i ter al tidal “clock” that allows them to k ow whe to come o the surface to forage. Blue crabs are []