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The rock crab has recently become a popular culinary item. The name "peekytoe crab" refers to the fact that the legs are "picked" (a Maine colloquialism meaning "curved inward"). [ 3 ] Until about 1997, they were considered a nuisance species by the lobster industry because they would eat the bait off of lobster traps .
Crab Orchard is an unincorporated census-designated place east of Marion in Williamson County, Illinois, located along an old route of Illinois Route 13 now designated Crab Orchard Road. The upper branches of Crab Orchard Creek which eventually feed into Crab Orchard Lake flow nearby and gave the community its name.
The exact origins of the dish are uncertain, but it is known that Crab Louie was being served in San Francisco, at Solari's, as early as 1914. [3] A recipe for Crab Louie exists from this date in Bohemian San Francisco by Clarence E. Edwords, [4] and for a similar "Crabmeat a la Louise" salad in the 1910 edition of a cookbook by Victor Hirtzler, [5] head chef of the city's St. Francis Hotel. [6]
The Speckled swimming crab eats primarily detritus, but have also been recorded eating fish, mollusks, and other crustaceans. [7] They ambush prey that go near their buried bodies. [7] Speckled swimming crabs have been recorded capturing sea turtle hatchlings. [7] Sea turtles are the primary predator to Arenaeus cribrarius. [7]
The Crab Cooker restaurant was founded at 28th Street and Marina when original owner Bob Roubian was offered the opportunity to take over a local fish market in August 1951. [6] Roubian, a carpenter by trade, had helped remodel the market three years earlier and had an interest in fishing. [ 6 ]
Joe's Stone Crab, also known as Joe's Stone Crabs, is an American restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida. In 1998 the restaurant won an America’s Classic Award from the James Beard Foundation [ 1 ] Joe Weiss began his Miami Beach career by cooking at Smith's Casino beginning in 1913.
Tam had planned to expand Lundy's into a brand with dozens of locations across the U.S., [77] [78] but this was canceled after the company began to experience financial issues in late 2000. [77] Tam opened a branch location in 2001, at 205 West 50th Street near Manhattan's Times Square , which lasted only a short time.
A Caribbean hermit crab in the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. The Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus), also known as the soldier crab, [2] West Atlantic crab, tree crab, or purple pincher (due to the distinctive purple claw), is a species of land hermit crab native to the west Atlantic, Belize, southern Florida, [3] Venezuela, and the West Indies.