The size of a stone crab claw is considered to be the length of the propodus. The propodus is the larger, immovable part of the claw. Legal-sized (harvestable size) claws are 70 mm (2 3/4 inches) or greater in propodus length.
Blood is called a connective tissue because it carries with it many digestive substances, oxygen from lungs, foods from small intestines and provide it to other tissues and organs of the body.
Blood is considered a type of connective tissue composed of approximately 55 percent intercellular fluid (the plasma) and 45 percent formed elements. The contents of the blood maintain the water content of the body, protect against disease, and maintain an acid-base equilibrium in the internal environment.