Watermen say that female blue crabs "paint their fingernails," meaning the tips of their claws turn bright red as they age. The male crabs, on the other hand, have sky-blue claws -- a sign as masculine as a mustache in the world of crustaceans.
So when Robbie Watson dumped out a crab trap and found a specimen with one red claw and one blue one, the discovery stopped him.
"I set it aside for a while," Watson said. "I really wasn't sure what to think."
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Jun 17, 2005
Bisexual crab
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