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Environment News: Oil Inside Gulf Crabs May Be Shed
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© 2010 National Geographic; partially funded by NSF; field producing and videography by Fritz Faerber
Oil Inside Gulf Crabs May Be Shed
September 8, 2010—Blue crab larvae, collected in the Gulf of Mexico near the BP oil spill, have been found to have oil droplets inside their shells. But scientists say the oil may leave the crabs when they grow and molt.