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Peeler Crab Photo
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Photo Camp students learned about the crucial role marshlands play for plants and animals in the Chesapeake Bay. Here, participant Amelia Stinette gets a close-up of a blue crab in its "peeler" stage, just before molting.

Photograph by Dave Harp

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