By Michelle Collier, RCDD. Fiber optic cable provides a low loss medium for high-speed communications. While. the continuous fiber cable itself is low loss, terminations at each access point provide a. potential Achilles heel. The biggest cause of signal loss across fiber optic connectors is. contamination.
The blue crab's scientific name, Callinectes sapidus, is from Latin and Greek: calli, beautiful; nectes, swimmer; and sapidus, savory-beautiful, savory swimmer. Like insects, blue crabs have stalked compound eyes and can see in almost every direction at once.
Female blue crabs mate only once in their lives. Size relative to a tea cup: The blue crab is so named because of its sapphire-tinted claws. Its shell, or carapace, is actually a mottled brownish color, and mature females have red highlights on the tips of their pincers.emale blue crabs mate only once in their lives. Size relative to a tea cup: The blue crab is so named because of its sapphire-tinted claws. Its shell, or carapace, is actually a mottled brownish color, and mature females have red highlights on the tips of their pincers.