Blue Crab Glossary -- A-D
Apron -- The crab abdomen which is folded under the body.
Bare Potting -- An unbaited pot is placed in a barren area where the crab goes for a place to hide.
Buck and Rider -- A pair of mating crabs; doubler.
Buckram Crab -- A crab past the paper shell stage but not in the true hard shell condition; approximately 12-24 hours after the shed.
Buffalo Crab -- Soft crab with the claws missing. Doorknob.
Buster -- Molting crab beginning to emerge from its shell.
Carapace -- The top part of the shell that is removed to clean the crab.
Channeler or Chandler -- Large male that remains in the deeper channels of the bay or river.
Dead Man's Fingers -- The gills, located under the carapace or top shell.
Doorknob -- Soft crab with the claws missing. Buffalo crab.
Doubler -- Male carrying female crab. Buck and Rider.
*Information courtesy of the University of Delaware Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service.
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