General caption: Viewed through a microscope, eggs of red and blue king crab from adult broodstock collected last summer from waters around Kodiak Island and the Pribilof Islands show distinct eyes of larvae inside. Hair-like strands extend from the eggs to help them attach to the underside of the adult female. Although initially difficult to recognize as crab, the tiny larvae will within about five months after hatching molt into the first juvenile crab stage with distinct legs and claws. (Photos courtesy Celeste Leroux, Alaska King Crab Research and Rehabilitation Program, Alaska Sea Grant.)

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	Now only about the size of a pinhead, the red king crab larvae inside these eggs will take about eight years to become harvest-size crab, among the world's largest crustaceans. The hair-like strands that extend from the eggs help them remain attached to the underside of the adult female during their development. (Photo courtesy Celeste Leroux, Alaska King Crab Research and Rehabilitation Program, Alaska Sea Grant.)	red-kingcrab-eggs.jpg (980 KB) (Right-click or control-click to save image.)
	Pribilof blue king crab and Kodiak red king crab eggs. (Photo courtesy Celeste Leroux, Alaska King Crab Research and Rehabilitation Program, Alaska Sea Grant.)	blue-red-kingcrab-eggs.jpg (629 KB) (Right-click or control-click to save image.)
	Pribilof blue king crab eggs in sampling dishes on the right and left, and Kodiak red king crab eggs in the middle. Each of the eggs is approximately the size of a pencil tip. (Photo courtesy Celeste Leroux, Alaska King Crab Research and Rehabilitation Program, Alaska Sea Grant.)	kingcrab-eggs-slide.jpg (951 KB) (Right-click or control-click to save image.)