The size of a stone crab claw is considered to be the length of the propodus. The propodus is the larger, immovable part of the claw. Legal-sized (harvestable size) claws are 70 mm (2 3/4 inches) or greater in propodus length.
Blood is called a connective tissue because it carries with it many digestive substances, oxygen from lungs, foods from small intestines and provide it to other tissues and organs of the body.
The blood. Blood is a liquid tissue consisting of: One of the functions of blood is to transport materials around the body. White blood cells and platelets are part of the body's immune system, but plasma and red blood cells are involved in transport. Plasma is a straw-coloured liquid. 1  It transports dissolved substances around the body, including: 2  hormones. 3  nutrients, such as water, glucose, amino acids, minerals and vitamins. 4  waste substances, such as carbon dioxide and urea.