Early Lives of Blue Crabs 

The early life of a Chesapeake Bay blue crab can be perilous. A blue crab begins its life as an egg, adrift in the Atlantic ocean, then grows through several larval stages, including a brief period as the sinister-sounding, but delicate, megalops. Once it becomes an adult, it still faces the threat of predators such as other blue crabs, blue herons, and fish. Explore the different stages of a blue crab’s early life in this video.
Learn more about this important species by watching our Blue Crab 101 video at • Blue Crab 101 and then completing the Blue Crab 101 Investigation: www.cbf.org/jo...