Mitten Crab Images
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Mitten Crab Caught in Chesapeake Bay

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photocredit: Greg Ruiz / Smithsonian

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Crab Survey Spring 2008 - Carin Ferrante of SERC uses a special net from China designed to catch mitten crabs . The survey conducted in a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay this spring did not capture any mitten crabs. The scientists continue their search.

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Ashley Arnwine / Smithsonian

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