Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) {!--청꽃게(푸른꽃게)--> Female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) on beach. Females can be distinguished by the right red tips on their claws. Note impressions in sand made by crab when ambulating.
Image ID: line0840, America's Coastlines Collection
Location: Chesapeake Bay
Photo Date: 1999 August 22
Photographer: Mary Hollinger, NODC biologist, NOAA
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The NOAA Photo Library - http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
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