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37 The Good Life Just Got Better They say your retirement years mean you can sit back and relax, enjoying all you have accomplished. At Carolina Bay at Autumn Hall, our residents don’t just sit back – they embrace opportunities for staying active. Nestled in the hear t of Wilmington, Carolina Bay offers maintenance-free living with a wealth of outdoor, entertainment and shopping options close to home. Plus, as a resident you also receive exclusive access to our full continuum of care should it ever be needed. The good life really does get better at Carolina Bay. Schedule a Visit Today. Call 910-728-4515 www.CarolinaBayAtAutumnHall.com Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm 5553 Old Garden Road, Wilmington, NC 28403 A PART OF THE LIBERTY FAMILY OF SERVICES www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM nutcracker to crush prey, while the smaller one is used as a deli-cate meat pick. Strong muscles, attached to the crab’s shell interior, power the moveable pinching part, the dactylus or finger. The shell is composed mostly of chitin, a cellulose-like material, strengthened with calcium to form a hard, protective covering. Insects, spiders, crabs and other arthropods (arthro for jointed) must periodically molt their outer hard skeletons to grow — like replacing small shoes to accommodate growing feet. For a period of hours to days after the molt, crabs are soft-shelled, defenseless and focused on staying out of sight of predators. When alarmed, a blue crab will raise its large pinching forelimb as a warning to would-be threats. Females have red-tipped claws and are smaller than males. The blue crab’s underside reveals its flattened abdomen, or apron, held tightly against its body. The male’s apron is slender while the female’s is triangular when young, eventually widening at maturity to carry her eggs, which may exceed one million in number. Female Male


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