Crustaceans
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![Horned ghost crab camouflage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKZfGveMJyyFymiVgmgBLe-320-80.jpg)
Spooky Crabs Darken Camouflage From Day to Night
By Becky Oskin published
Young horned ghost crabs respond to changing sunlight.
![The invasive green crab, Carcinus maenas.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d55BxSXG5zE2CgiAkTWowS-320-80.jpg)
Invasive Crabs Help Restore Marsh
By Douglas Main published
The invasive crabs help control native crab populations.
![shore crab](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6xDm5cC7k4Jdm2DVgaWggZ-320-80.jpg)
Crabs Really Do Feel Pain: Study
By Joseph Castro published
Will this change how the industry treats the crustaceans?
![barnacles](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4dohsRhHezHar3yn3pn6PL-320-80.jpg)
Barnacles' Sneaky Penises Send Sperm on Sea Journey
By Tia Ghose published
While barnacles have extra-long penises to transfer sperm to other stationary barnacles, they broadcast sperm to reproduce with more distant mates
![A "spearing" shrimp, L. maculata, just after capturing a prey fish.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7DjDJoaaPJQZMehvFaBJdh-320-80.jpg)
How 'Smashing' & 'Spearing' Shrimp Speedily Attack Prey
By Douglas Main published
How 'Smashing' & 'Spearing' Shrimp Speedily Attack Prey
![Research Jakob Krieger holding a giant robber crab tagged with a GPS tracking device.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U2nSAjKxMtoSEqv2YH6ns-320-80.jpg)
World's Largest Land Crabs Tracked With GPS
By Live Science Staff published
It's the first time scientists have tracked an invertebrate via GPS.
![Amphipod on black background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VXNCay6jLw77wvxmdqxkgU-320-80.jpeg)
Ice-Loving Crustaceans Ride Arctic Conveyer Belt
By Stephanie Pappas published
Adaptation could save crustaceans from global warming melt.
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Invasive Crayfish Smuggled Alien Species Overseas
By Megan Gannon published
When the red swamp crayfish invaded Europe more than 30 years ago, it may have brought another species overseas.
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