A Plastic Crab for Summer Parties

Everybody loves sea life for summer parties and decorating. Our red-orange crab with the chevron stripes is back in stock and ready to ship! Take a look!

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Striped Shore Crab

A remarkable replica of a facinating animal!

Our Plastic Striped Shore Crab

Our striped shore crab toy or replica is made of hard plastic and measures 2 1/4 inches from side to side and 2 inches from front to back. Its name is moulded into the underside. This plastic crab is one of our series of lively and lifelike plastic crustaceans. Its realistic shape and details will be enjoyed as part of a school project, diorama, plastic animal collection, as a party favor, or gift. Our striped shore crab toy is for decoration or play only. It does not float, and should NOT be put in your aquarium. However, you can make an interesting sea-life or aquarium shoebox diorama using this and other plastic sea life and aquatic mammals, sharks, fish, sea turtles, birds, and decor from our gift shop. There is no mess, no feeding, and no tank cleaning :) Come look through our entire collection of crab toys and gifts.

About Crabs

Although there are over 50 crab families and thousandss of species, all crabs have basically the same body plan: four pairs of walking legs and one pair of claws (also called nippers or pincers). Their shell is actually their skeleton, called an exoskeleton, and protects their thorax, gills and the internal organs of the head. Like the octopus and sea star, if a crab loses a limb it will regenerate (grow back).

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Hermit Crab

This replica is truely museum-quality! A fantastic figurine!

Our Hermit Crab Replica

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic hermit crab replica is 4 3/4 inches wide and 2 1/4 inches high. It is made of solid flexible plastic. Its legs are flexible, but not posable. The shell is made of the same hard plastic and is flexible at the front. Our hermit crab has a kindly expression and promises not to pinch. This hermit crab makes a nice pet, a gift or works well in a diorama. Check out our other crab toys and gifts.

About Hermit Crabs

There are approximately 500 different species of hermit crabs living in saltwater intertidal zones. It isn't a true crab, but has a soft belly which it protects by crawling into an abandoned mollusk shell. This behavior of living in an abandoned cave evokes the image of a hermit, thereby getting its name. As the hermit crab grows, it must find an ever larger shell to inhabit. The hermit crab is fussy about which shell it takes. It likes those that have anemones or sea plants growing on it and even decorates his shell with these living things. This provides a symbiotic relationship, food for them and they provide better security from predators through camouflage.There are land varieties of hermit crabs and, surprisingly enough, there is an organization of hermit crab pet lovers, who keep them at home in aquariums.

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"Too Cute!"

Just how cute is a hermit crab? We learned the answer today when one of our customers received hers in the mail. She made our day! She wrote:

The hermit crab is just too cute! I am so pleased with your products. Your service was amazing as well!

We try hard to make your purchase enjoyable and your online experience a pleasure. A response like this is worth every moment we put into our work! Thank YOU! :)

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Blue Crab Plastic Toy or Decoration is Back in Stock

Our very popular plastic Maryland Blue Crab squeaky toy is back in stock. They do make nice squishy squeaky toys for playroom or bath, but we probably sell more for summer cookout decorations than for any other reason.

After a short hiatus, they are back in stock and ready to ship! Check out our plastic blue crab replicas here.

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Mr. Hermit Crab

Our big plastic hermit crab with the inquisitive eyes is turning out to be quite a popular guy. And why not? He looks so cool and those eyes make him appear somewhere between realistic and very personable. This crab is big enough that you can learn the parts when studying sea life in school. Or - what a nice gift for any crab fancier!

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic hermit crab replica is 4 3/4 inches wide and 2 1/4 inches high. It is made of solid flexible plastic. Its legs are flexible, but not posable. The shell is made of the same hard plastic and is flexible at the front. Our hermit crab has a kindly expression and promises not to pinch. This hermit crab makes a nice pet, a gift or works well in a diorama. Check out our other crab toys and gifts.

There are approximately 500 different species of hermit crabs living in saltwater intertidal zones. It isn't a true crab, but has a soft belly which it protects by crawling into an abandoned mollusk shell. This behavior of living in an abandoned cave evokes the image of a hermit, thereby getting its name. As the hermit crab grows, it must find an ever larger shell to inhabit. The hermit crab is fussy about which shell it takes. It likes those that have anemones or sea plants growing on it and even decorates his shell with these living things. This provides a symbiotic relationship, food for them and they provide better security from predators through camouflage.There are land varieties of hermit crabs and, surprisingly enough, there is an organization of hermit crab pet lovers, who keep them at home in aquariums.

Come see our great selection of plastic sea animals!

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Plastic mud crab back in stock

Hi All,

Our very popular small green-black plastic mud crab is back in stock and ready to ship! We've been without this cute red-eyed creature for a couple of weeks, and it's just come in the door!

If you see the "Out of Stock" sign today, you can go ahead and order, because I'm just working on that!

Our Mud Crab

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic mud crab has a solid body, but flexible legs. It is 2 1/2 inches across with good detail. This crab makes a nice pet, a gift or is useful for a diorama. Check out our other crab toys and gifts.

About Mud Crabs

The most common mud crab (Scylla serrata) is generally a mangrove crab but can also refer to several similar crabs found in mud throughout the world. Some mud crabs are large crabs with a smooth, broad carapace. They have 9 even sized teeth on each side of their eyes. Their two hind legs are flattened for swimming. In the most common form, the color varies from very dark brown/black to mottled green. Mud crabs inhabit sheltered estuaries, the tidal reaches of some rivers, mud flats and mangrove forests. These crabs are found scuttling along a soft, muddy bottom, often below low tide level. Some are harvested commercially especially in Australia but, for the most part, they make excellent bait for larger agressive fish.

New, colorful Sally lightfoot crab in our store

It seems the last three posts have been about crabs, and that's OK! We have a number of new plastic crabs for you, including this oh-so-colorful Sally lightfoot crab. We have a new hermit crab, too, and I'll be posting that in awhile.

Our plastic Sally lightfoot crab

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic Sally Lightfoot crab replica is made of hard flexible plastic. It is 7 inches wide across the legs and the carapace (shell) is 2 3/4 inches wide. It does not float. Our Sally Lightfoot crab miniature has a kindly expression and promises not to pinch. This sally lightfoot crab replica makes a nice pet, a gift or fits into a diorama for a school project. See our other crab toys and gifts.

About Sally lightfoot crabs

The Sally Lightfoot crab (Percnon gibbesi) is one of the most common crabs along the coast of South America. It is especially prevalent along the rocky shores of the Galapagos Islands. The crab derives its name from the fact that it scuttles along on its tiptoes, thereby appearing light-footed. It has large eyes and remarkable vision. It runs very quickly, is incredibly hard to sneak up on and catch and, even as a group, changes directions almost instantly. It eats algae and almost any kind of organic refuse. The Sally lightfoot crab is a prolific breeder and fortunately is not endangered like many other animals in this region. If you think the colors in our plastic crab are exaggerated, take a look at this photo of a real Sally Lightfoot crab! They must be among nature's most colorful animals!

New day-glo orange plastic crab

Our orange crab is made of hollow plastic and measures 6 3/4 inches across the legs. It is day-glo orange, but does not glow in the dark. It has a squeaker inside. and floats. This plastic crustacean is great for school projects, toys, novelties, animal collections, party favors and more. Our plastic crab is for decoration or play only. Although it floats, it should NOT be put in your aquarium. However, you can make a cool sea-life or aquarium shoebox diorama using this and other plastic aquatic creatures and mammals, sharks, fish, sea turtles, birds, and decor from our gift shop. Best of all, there is no mess, no feeding, and no tank or cage cleaning :) Come look over our other crab toys and gifts.

Animal jewelry: Our horseshoe crab pin is baaaaaaaaaaaack!

This intriguing horseshoe crab jewelry (pin or tie tack) was a favorite until we learned that it had been discontinued by the manufacturer. It was a sad day when we had to take it offline! BUT WAIT! When the artist brought his entire bulk stock into our store on consignment so he could move on to new projects, guess what we found? We found our old favorite horseshoe crab! What fun! They are now availabl to order online either pained or in metallic finishes. If you have any questions, please call us at (888) 325-3179 toll free. This is one of the earlier pieces designed by this artist, and unlike some of the early ones, it is quite three-dimensional, standing tall enough in the shell to resemble a real-life horseshoe crab.