08-14-2012, 11:51 PM
The invasive Chinese mitten crab is an adventurous creature.
Along London's [url "http://www.courant.com/topic/travel/thames-river-HPL23.topic"]Thames River[/url], where mitten crabs have established themselves for nearly a century, the spidery crustaceans have been observed crossing city streets. "They are very adept walkers," said David Molnar, a veteran marine biologist with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Molnar was the first scientist to examine the juvenile Chinese mitten crab that was recently discovered in Connecticut waters – the first mitten crab found in the state. The specimen immediately displayed its agility, crawling quickly out of the water in the holding tank and up the biologist's arm. "If it had been a blue crab, I might have been worried," Molnar said. "But mitten crabs have relatively small chelopods (claws) and can't really bite
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Along London's [url "http://www.courant.com/topic/travel/thames-river-HPL23.topic"]Thames River[/url], where mitten crabs have established themselves for nearly a century, the spidery crustaceans have been observed crossing city streets. "They are very adept walkers," said David Molnar, a veteran marine biologist with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Molnar was the first scientist to examine the juvenile Chinese mitten crab that was recently discovered in Connecticut waters – the first mitten crab found in the state. The specimen immediately displayed its agility, crawling quickly out of the water in the holding tank and up the biologist's arm. "If it had been a blue crab, I might have been worried," Molnar said. "But mitten crabs have relatively small chelopods (claws) and can't really bite
[url "http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-chinese-mitten-crab-20120814,0,5152161.story"]http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-chinese-mitten-crab-20120814,0,5152161.story[/url]
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