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.
Blood is a complex fluid tissue composed of a liquid portion, plasma, and cellular components. Plasma is a mixture of dissolved proteins, salts and other chemicals. The blood cells are of three main types: red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes).Table 1 identifies the major components of blood which can be used for identification purposes.Erythrocytes are manufactured in the bone marrow.lasma is a mixture of dissolved proteins, salts and other chemicals. The blood cells are of three main types: red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes).