Before and after crab feeding (IMAGE)

Washington State University

Before and after crab feeding

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On the left are immature juvenile oysters, called spat, on a larger piece of shell. On the right, circled in red, are spots where juvenile green crabs ate the spat.

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Photo courtesy Laura Kraft, Washington State University.

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