Why do crabs walk sideways?

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Why do crabs walk sideways?

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Technically crabs can walk forwards but incredibly slowly because their shoulder joints aren’t designed to move in that direction very easily. They have joints on their legs though that flex sideways and only sideways that are faster and easier to use.

Just like we can walk sideways but find it easier to walk forwards a crab experiences the exact opposite.

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