The Crusty Fossils
Carolyn C. Smith
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The blue crab is the most edible crab. The shell is about 5 to 6 inches broad. The upper side of the blue crab is dark green while the underside is white. Its feet are blue. The tips of the spine is reddish or orange in color. The blue crab makes its home in the mouths of estuaries and small tidal creeks, small bays, and shallow muddy shores. This species is plentiful along the New England coast.