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.
Interestingly enough, blood is considered to be a type of connective tissue. Even though it has a different function in comparison to other connective tissues it does have an extracellular matrix. The matrix consists of the plasma, while red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended in the plasma.Lymph. Lymph is another type of fluid connective tissue.This clear fluid originates from blood plasma that exits blood vessels at capillary beds.he matrix consists of the plasma, while red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended in the plasma. Lymph. Lymph is another type of fluid connective tissue. This clear fluid originates from blood plasma that exits blood vessels at capillary beds.