Curious Kids: Why do crab and prawn shells go red after they have been cooked?
- Written by Jian Qin, Professor of Biological Sciences, Flinders University
In the wild, when crabs and prawns are freely moving on the ocean floor, their shells usually have a dull colour.Cindy Zhi NY-BD-CC, CC BY-SA
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