Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) {!--청꽃게(푸른꽃게)--> A mature female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), known colloquially as a "sook." Note the apron, shaped like the Capitol building, and the red-tipped claws.
Image ID: line0842, America's Coastlines Collection
Location: Chesapeake Bay
Photo Date: 1999 April 22
Photographer: Mary Hollinger, NODC biologist, NOAA
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