Crabs are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton, composed primarily of highly mineralized chitin, and armed with a single pair of chelae (claws). Crabs are found in all of the world's oceans, while many crabs live in fresh water and on land, particularly in tropical regions. Crabs vary in size from the pea crab, a few millimetres wide, to the Japanese spider crab, with a leg span of up to 4 metres (13 ft). About 850 species of crab are freshwater, terrestrial or semi-terrestrial species; they are found throughout the world's tropical and semi-tropical regions.
Quick Answer. A pluot is a hybrid fruit created by cross-breeding a plum and an apricot. Pluots do not occur in nature and were first created in the late 20th century.
And the plum kuchen, which is a new food for the fall, would be something from France and southern Germany. Secrets of the Ultimate Jewish Mother Sarah Whitman-Salkin September 14, 2009. A pluot is a hybrid of plum and apricot, dominated by plummy characteristics and lighter on the apricot. The Secrets of Hybrid Fruit Stacey Slate January 21, 2010. âThis was one of the plum, top-notch jobs in the country,â Triponey remembers. Meet Penn Stateâs New Whistleblower, Vicky Triponey Jessica Bennett, Jacob Bernstein November 22, 2011. But if Kennedy said the word, her close friend President Barack Obama would no doubt find her a plum assignment.