Crustaceans
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![This illustration shows the newly described Cambrian arthropod Xiaocaris luoi, swimming along the ocean floor as they look for their next meal.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VF32meJMWdJJm7aD3vrduj-320-80.jpg)
Ancient Cambrian shrimp with dozens of dagger legs looked unlike anything alive today
By Laura Geggel published
It had a boomerang-like head shield and dozens of legs studded with daggers.
![The giant coconut crab (Birgus latro) is the biggest terrestrial crab in the world.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gPkyRgR8Cf6jdTWzKoGziV-320-80.jpg)
Seabird-eating 'monster' crabs are chatty during sex
By Mindy Weisberger published
Enormous and powerful coconut crabs are known for their extreme size. They also have an unexpectedly diverse "vocabulary."
![A Dungeness crab sits on the beach.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zcrj4zQBcCmp54rveypA8j-320-80.jpg)
Acid in the Pacific Ocean is literally eating away crabs' shells
By Brandon Specktor published
Researchers found that baby Dungeness crabs living in the most acidic coastal waters are smaller, weaker and at risk of losing their shells.
![Red lobsters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/42ZxoYAMZGVLod93xLZYML-320-80.jpg)
Why Do Lobsters Turn Red When They're Cooked?
By Grant Currin published
As any lobster connoisseur knows, this crustacean turns bright red when it's heated. Why does this dramatic color transformation happen?
![A submersible dubbed Jiaolong in the Mariana Trench on June 27, 2012, in the western Pacific Ocean.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gCZV7S4Mj9LJb28MudSk4Z-320-80.jpg)
How Tiny Crustaceans Survive the Crushing Pressures of the Mariana Trench
By Charles Q. Choi published
As if preparing for battle, some shrimplike creatures suit up in aluminum armor to survive the ravages of the deepest part of the oceans, a new study finds.
![ancient crab](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mqpNgRxYX4fazQxuvk4Shb-320-80.jpg)
'Beautiful Nightmare' Crab Sported Lobster Shell, Shrimp Mouth and Soccer Ball Eyes
By Laura Geggel published
An ancient crab that lived during the dinosaur age was so strange, paleontologists are calling it the platypus of the crab world.
![ancient crab](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JZxUCPNNwp5tGBcrKxn9ne-320-80.jpg)
Photos: Ancient Crab is the Strangest You've Ever Seen
By Laura Geggel published
Here's the strangest crab you may ever lay eyes on.
!["[It's] like walking in an underground wonderland," said NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, describing his experience underground in the Sa Grutta caves in Sardinia, Italy.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Syd9KzwqBKKdYRUdFpMNof-320-80.jpg)
Astronauts Spent 6 Nights in a Pitch-Black Cave, and Emerged with a Brand-New Species of Crustacean
By Brandon Specktor published
An international team of astronauts has discovered new life (in a cave below Italy).
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