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🦀🛡️ In the #ChesapeakeBay, the biggest threat to a young blue crab isn't a hungry #fish – it's another blue crab.
A long-term study explains that while these #crustaceans are notoriously cannibalistic, juveniles have a better chance of surviving if they stick to the ultra-shallow waters of coastal estuaries where bigger #crabs can't easily reach them.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/cannibalism-blue-crabs/
#wildlife #marinebiology #science #ecology #nature #biology #underwater