Do Stone Crab Legs Grow Back

Stone crabs lose claws in two ways.

Do stone crab legs grow back. I doubt very much that it s true. When a claw is broken such that the diaphragm at the body claw joint is left intact the wound will quickly heal itself and very little blood is lost. The stone crab loses its limbs easily to escape from predators or tight spaces but their limbs will grow back. Stone crabs are caught much like other crabs in a regulated fishery but their claws are removed and they are returned live but defenseless to the wild.

Crabs can regenerate limbs but it s slow because they can only do so by a tiny amount every time they moult. When a claw is broken in the right place the wound will quickly. Declawing of crabs is the process whereby one or both claws of a crab are manually detached before the return of the live crab to the water as practiced in the fishing industry worldwide. Crabs commonly have the ability to regenerate lost limbs after a period of time and thus declawing is viewed as a potentially more sustainable method of fishing.

Crabs are able to regenerate limbs sometimes helpful for predator escape and after they undergo a molt may emerge from their old shell with a new set of meaty and tasty claws. A stone crab can re grow either of its claws only if the joint that linked the claw to the body is left intact. Stone these crabs are found in florida waters and only the claws are used. The florida stone crab loses its limbs easily to escape from predators or tight spaces but their limbs will grow back.

One survey shows that nearly 25 of all blue crabs are either missing or regenerating a limb. When the crab molts you can then see the new leg. It will take two or three successive molts in order for the limb to return to its normal size see photo at left showing a crab regenerating its cheliped autotomy and regeneration are very common. If however the claw is broken in the wrong place more blood is lost and the crab s chances of survival are much lower.

The claw can be forcibly broken off when it is harvested by fishermen or lost in battle. Though as someone said the first few molts it may not be at.