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Do crabs walk or crawl

Updated: 10/6/2023
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14y ago

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Crabs are referred to in scientific literature as both walking and crawling. They are also described as creeping and are prone to scuttling in a sideways motion. Most crabs are however able to walk forward or backward as well as sideways.

Crabs mobility is affected by whether they are moving in water or on land. It has been observed that 2/3 of crabs walk with all legs on the ground but approximately 1/3 of crabs hold up there chelae or front legs while walking.

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14y ago

No. Crabs, as far as we know, do not get drunk. If they did, they would stagger around, but still would be walking sideways.

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14y ago

wierd but interesting question, and no, they see us a threats and stay away

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12y ago

this is quite a tuft one to answer but it is all because the way there shell covers there legs to protect them from being eaten.

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12y ago

Definitely! I had a small female fiddler crab named Skitters, and she could walk whichever way.

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13y ago

Yes

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