What kind of crab is Paddy Crab?

What is the life habits of the rice paddy crab?

The rice paddy crab is actually the Chinese mitten crab, the Chinese mitten crab is an archaeopteryx mitten crab genus crustaceans, also known as crabs, crabs, crabs, etc., China's north from the Liaohe River, the south to the Pearl River are distributed, there are more than 5,000 years of history of food, due to the tender and nutritious meat is favored by everyone, has a "king of crabs," the name of the United States.

Morphological features

Morphological features

Morphological features

The paddy field crab's cephalothorax armor was rounded square, bordered by fine particles, the front half of the narrower than the back half, the reverse side of the more protruding, chelicerae stout, male palms, little finger base half of the inner and outer edges of the dense velvet, the female body's velvet is only in the outside of the stock, the inside is not hairy, the abdomen has been receded into a block-shaped tightly attached below the thorax, the male was elongated triangular, the female crab was elliptical, four pairs of footsteps.

Distribution

The rice paddy crab is extremely widespread in China, from Liaoning in the north, south to the coastal provinces of Fujian through the sea rivers are distributed, especially in the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River on both sides of the lakes, rivers in the most common, in recent years, with the more and more perfect rice paddy farming crabs have also come into the paddy fields, the use of rice paddy farming crabs can be achieved in a dual-use of water and land double income.

Habitat

Omnivorous: rice paddy crabs are omnivores, the key to algae, aquatic insects, higher plant debris, animal carcasses, etc. for food, in times of food scarcity and often kill each other to eat, artificial breeding can be fed concentrated feed, slaughterhouse trimmings, fresh vegetables and fruits.

Nocturnal: Paddy crabs are nocturnal animals, hiding under underwater rocks or in earth holes and crevices during the daytime, and going out at night to look for food. In fact, paddy crabs are very sharp visually, and they can effectively look for food and hide from enemies under very weak light.

Burrowing: Paddy crabs are burrowing animals that like to dig holes in the field or mud and have a strong burrowing ability, sometimes it only takes a few minutes to dig a hole, first push the mud with the head and chest to cause a depression, then dig deeper with the chelicerae and use one side of the foot to rake the mud.

How do you cook rice paddy crabs?

Spicy Paddy Crab:Prepare Paddy Crab in a vessel and add a small amount of white wine to it. After marinating for 15 minutes, take it out and remove the crab gills and crab intestines. Later cut the crab into pieces. Prepare appropriate ginger and garlic mince. In a wok, add a suitable amount of cooking oil until the oil is three minutes hot, add mace and dried chili peppers and sauté them to get a light flavor. Add ginger, garlic and small pieces of crab. Pour in a small amount of rice wine, white vinegar, sugar, salt, stir-fry well until the crab is cooked can be out of the pot.