Alternatively, a crab with a shorter or excessively heavy claw, although successful in gaining and defending territory, would incur an energetic cost and may not be able to attract females, therefore having lower fitness [ 17, 23- 25].
In the last few days, Bhuj, a city of 150,000, has become crowded with heavy machinery, their great claws scooping into the spectacle of devastation.
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At the collapse site -- a 16-acre moonscape of twisted steel, gutted buildings and pyramids of crushed concrete -- the atmosphere was already different as the giant metal claws of heavy equipment began attacking mounds of debris.
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Backwell et al. [ 16] found that crabs with more forceful claws and heavier cuticles tend to win fights with size-matched conspecifics.
Those that spend much of their time walking and scratching on the ground (although not limited to terrestrial activity) tend to have heavy, straighter, and rather blunt claws.
Use sharp kitchen shears or a heavy knife to cut the claws and legs at their joints.
If the claws are large you can crack them with the back of a heavy knife.
