Soft shell crabs are named because they’re actually blue crabs that have just molted their shells, so their new shells are as tough, and fry up incredibly well to a golden brown deliciousness ...

The larval crabs will live on ocean plankton, molting through several stages before acquiring a shell of their own and coming back to land. Hermit crabs don’t breed well in captivity ...

After molting (note the discarded shell in the background), a black-backed land crab struggles to move its flimsy new exoskeleton Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Our Partners Terms ...