Roasting brings out the wonderful, nutty flavor of Brussels sprouts and turns many into fans. Best, it takes about 18 minutes to roast them. Brussels sprouts are terrific with roast chicken, roast turkey or as part of a vegetarian dinner.
Description. Horseshoe crabs are not true crabs as their name suggests. In fact, they are more closely related to spiders, ticks, and scorpions. The brown horseshoe-shaped helmet of the shell protects the crab from predation by sharks, turtles, and sea gulls.escription. Horseshoe crabs are not true crabs as their name suggests. In fact, they are more closely related to spiders, ticks, and scorpions. The brown horseshoe-shaped helmet of the shell protects the crab from predation by sharks, turtles, and sea gulls.
When eating food, mud crabs use their extremely powerful claws-the larger claw as a âcrusherâ and the smaller claw as a âcutterâ. Mud crabs also use their claws to defend themselves and can even drop a claw to facilitate escape. A new, fully functional claw will grow back in three to four months.Reproduction. The male can only mate with a female while her shell is soft, a period of about 48 hours after moulting.he megalopa later moults into a stage one crab. Stage one crabs are only about 4 mm wide, but frequent moults mean that they grow very quickly. It is thought that wild mud crabs grow to around 10 cm in width in about a year and become sexual mature in about two years.