How to distinguish male and female crabs? How to catch crabs

Most crabs are omnivores, usually feeding on aquatic plants, organic debris and animal carcasses. Some crabs also prey on fish, shrimp or smaller mollusks. How to distinguish male and female crabs? Let's take a look at the following sharing.

Contents of this article

1. How to distinguish male and female crabs

2. How to catch crabs

3. Can I drink milk while eating crabs?

How to distinguish male and female crabs

The male and female crabs can be identified mainly by observing the belly button and the hair on the legs. The belly button of a male crab is pointed and a bit like a triangle, and there is dense hair on all eight legs. The belly button of a female crab is relatively round, the abdomen is oval, and only the first two legs have fine hair.

Crabs generally live in humid places, in sea water or fresh water, and a few crabs can adapt to life on land.

Most crabs are omnivores, usually feeding on aquatic plants, organic debris and animal carcasses. Some crabs also prey on fish, shrimp or smaller mollusks.

Crabs are nocturnal animals that usually live in burrows or seclusion. When there are no conditions for living in burrows in the environment, they hide in rocks or haystacks.

How to catch crabs

Method 1: Crab cage method. Place the bait in a crab cage and soak it in waters with crabs overnight to catch crabs. Method 2: Digging method. Dig and search in areas where crabs often appear to catch crabs. Method 3: Fishing rod method. Prepare the bait and fish for crabs in waters with crabs just like fishing.

Crabs belong to the class Soft Shells and the order Decapoda. They are crustaceans with hard shells and breathe through gills. In biological taxonomy, they are the same species as shrimps, lobsters, and hermit crabs.

Most species of crabs live in the sea or near the coast, and some live in fresh water or on land. Common crabs include swimming crabs, deep-sea swimming crabs, blue crabs, and Chinese mitten crabs.

There are about 4,700 species of crabs in the world, and about 800 species in my country. They can be divided into six categories: cotton crabs, ancient short-tail crabs, pointed-mouth crabs, pointed-forehead crabs, zodiac crabs, and short-forehead crabs.

Can I drink milk while eating crabs?

Don't eat crabs with milk. The cholesterol in crabs can react with the protein in milk to produce a kind of dirty substance, which affects the blood circulation and digestion and absorption of the human body, causing nausea, dizziness, diarrhea, etc. After eating crabs, you can drink milk at least six hours later.

You cannot drink milk when eating crabs. Crabs contain cholesterol and milk contains protein. When they are eaten together, their cholesterol and protein will react to produce new substances, which will affect human blood circulation and digestion and absorption, causing nausea, dizziness, diarrhea, etc.

If you want to drink milk after eating crabs, it is recommended to postpone drinking the milk until six hours after eating crabs to avoid food poisoning.

If you accidentally drink milk while eating crabs, and you don't feel any obvious discomfort, you can speed up your body's circulation and promote the excretion of waste through exercise and drinking water. If you feel obvious discomfort, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately.