The story for kids
This is a crab. It walks sideways, not forward. Its skeleton is on the outside, like armor, and when it grows, it sheds its old armor and grows a new one.
Facts
- It walks sideways, not forwards.
- Its skeleton is on the outside, like a shell, and it sheds the old shell as it grows.
- The male of this kind has one giant claw that it waves.
Numbers
- Size
- ~3 cm
- Eats
- Anything it finds in the sand