Crustaceans
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Large, ghostly white crab-like predator discovered at the bottom of the Atacama Trench
By Jacklin Kwan published
A never-before-seen predatory crustacean that feeds on other smaller creatures in the hadal zone was discovered in the Atacama Trench at a depth of 25,900 feet.
1-in-100 million 'cotton candy' lobster caught off New Hampshire alive and well at aquarium
By Tiffany Taylor published
A beautiful and rare "cotton candy" lobster caught in New Hampshire may be due to a combination of genetics and diet.
'You can see its guts and things': Weird see-through crustacean with giant eyes discovered off the Bahamas
By Melissa Hobson published
Scientists have discovered a new species, related to the roly poly bug, that plays an important role in keeping the ocean healthy.
Crabs keep evolving to go from the sea to the land — and back again
By Carys Matthews published
True crabs evolved to migrate between marine and land environments multiple times throughout their 250 million-year-old history, new study finds.
More than 10 billion snow crabs starved to death off the coast of Alaska. But why?
By Sascha Pare published
A large population of snow crabs in the eastern Bering Sea collapsed after a marine heat wave in 2018 and 2019 that multiplied the crabs' caloric needs and drove them to starvation.
'Hauntingly beautiful' image of a golden horseshoe crab wins wildlife photography competition
By Sascha Pare published
French photographer Laurent Ballesta has received this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for his image of a tri-spine horseshoe crab off Pangatalan Island in the Philippines.
Hoff crab: The hairy-chested crustacean that farms bacteria on its hairs
By Megan Shersby published
The "yeti" crab is white and hairy, as its nickname suggests, and it thrives in hydrothermal vents in Antarctica's frigid waters.
Pom pom crab: The crustacean that uses anemones as boxing gloves
By Hannah Osborne published
These tiny crustaceans, also known as boxer crabs, use the venomous anenomes to protect themselves from predators and to eat with. They also wave them around while fighting with each other.
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