![Diagram of the Crab life cycle.](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/000/601/full/Crab-life-cycle20151209-28170-mw62yc.jpg?1674164594)
The juvenile form of a crab is called a zoea, which metamorphoses into a megalopae then to a juvenile crab before becoming an adult.
The juvenile form of a crab is called a zoea, which metamorphoses into a megalopae then to a juvenile crab before becoming an adult.