Mole Crab Coloring Page

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1. Label (and color) the mole crab drawing using some of the following terms: chelipeds, thoracic legs, eye stalks, uropods,

carapace, abdomen, telson, primary antennae or secondary antennae.

2. If mole crabs are “crabs”, where are the big “claws”? On other types of crabs, the crushers and pinchers are located on the

first pair of legs. But in mole crabs, these claws are absent. Why?

3. Match the body part with it’s corresponding function:

BODy PART

Carapace

Primary (short) antennae

Uropods

Thoracic legs

Secondary (large) antennae

Gills

FUnCTIOn

Digging and swimming

“Breathing” oxygen from water

Paddles for swimming

Funneling water to gills

Protection

Filtering plankton from water

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