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Al Deblius has
been crabbing the Middle River waters for over 60 years. Much to his
surprise, two weeks ago he caught a live all-white Maryland Blue Crab.
He didnt think anything of the first white crab but took a photo of
the unusual creature and threw it back into Middle River. Imagine how
stunned he was to find a second albino Maryland Blue Crab in his crab
pot 10 days later. Comparing the two photos of the white crabs they
were different in size, this latest catch being smaller than the first.
Both crabs were caught live and within a quarter-mile of each other
near Baltimore Yacht Club. The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus, from
the Greek calli = beautiful, nectes = swimmer and Latin sapidus = savory)
generally is not white in color. Maryland Blue Crabs are usually a dark
green with blue and red claws. The underbelly tends to be white but
not the whole crab. Deblius has been in contact with the Smithsonian
in Joppa, who are interested in receiving this live specimen of this
rare beautiful swimmer. Savory, on the other hand, we cant confirm.
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