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2014-07-08T16:19:16.000Z
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Video Title:
Blue Crab Cannibalism
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The Chesapeake Bay's most popular crustacean is also a cannibal. Adult blue crabs frequently prey on juveniles, making meals of the young of their own species. For that reason, young blue crabs rely on seagrasses and other underwater plants to help them hide from hungry adults. Here's what it looks like when a fully grown blue crab cannibalizes a juvenile. Video taken by the Fish and Invertebrate Lab at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. To learn more about the dangers blue crabs face in the Bay, visit http://ecosystemsontheedge.org/top-predator/.