A mature female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), known colloquially as a sook.Note the apron, shaped like the Capitol building, and the red-tipped claws.
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Photographer: Mary Hollinger
Affiliation: NODC biologist
Date: 1999 April 22
Location: Maryland, Chesapeake Bay
Subject: Coastline
Subject: Chesapeake Bay Maryland