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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Aquatic-animals ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery of golden orb found in depths of ocean off Alaska finally solved: 'Everyone was like, What the heck? What is that?'  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A two-and-a-half-year-old mystery concerning a strange golden object found miles below the sea surface isn't an egg or sponge ‪—‬ it's from an anemone-like animal. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CExJcSvZPkcBoPmJgRhJy4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NOAA Ocean Exploration, Seascape Alaska.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a strange golden object found at the bottom of the gulf of alaska]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a strange golden object found at the bottom of the gulf of alaska]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch robot crab 'Wavy Dave' get attacked in claw-waving contest with real crabs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have built a robot crab that can compete in claw-waving displays with real fiddler crabs, but "Wavy Dave" doesn't always come out unscathed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:23:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QM2CvM32GU3WDmEAQbS2bk-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Joe Wilde]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A screenshot from a video of a crab attacking a robot crab during a claw-waving mating display in Portugal. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A screenshot from a video of a crab attacking a robot crab during a claw-waving mating display in Portugal. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A mysterious barrier in the Atlantic divides weird deep-sea jellyfish cousins ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have mapped the distribution of a jellyfish subspecies and found that creatures which lack a distinctive "knob" are somehow prevented from leaving the Arctic. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 21:00:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iAbdwrPYY2pfSyrvrhyXQW-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some specimens of the jellyfish subspecies &lt;em&gt;Botrynema brucei ellinorae&lt;/em&gt; have knobs on their bells (pictured), and others don&#039;t.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A jellyfish with a strange knob on it&#039;s umbrella-like bell structure.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thousands of strange, blobby creatures are washing up on California beaches ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What are the blue blobs washing up on California beaches? What to know about these strange sea creatures. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 22:20:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Axz8LgypDDayJpH8jSMD5j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thousands of rubbery blue &quot;by-the-wind sailors&quot; are washing up on California beaches following shifting winds and ocean currents.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[blue blob-shaped dead creatures on a sandy beach]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We didn't expect to find such a beautiful, thriving ecosystem': Hidden world of life discovered beneath Antarctic iceberg ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for centuries. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:16:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eTfUUUPp3jia3teMaEtcf9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A large sponge and a cluster of anenomes are seen among other lifeforms beneath the George VI Ice Shelf in the Bellingshausen Sea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large sponge and a cluster of anenomes are seen among other lifeforms beneath the George IV Ice Shelf.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Octopus spotted riding on top of world's fastest shark ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its back off the coast of New Zealand. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gz87Zux682PWhsdMEMRRQi-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Wednesday Davis]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The oddity of an octopus riding a shark.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The oddity of an octopus riding a shark.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal kingdom's most powerful puncher generates a 'phononic shield' to protect itself ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The mantis shrimp's club uses a built-in vibration shield that filters out damaging shock waves to enable it to strike with bullet-like force without breaking. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:28:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hdUBsLiRJA86258EKonpXe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Peacock mantis shrimp holds the Guinness World Record for the strongest self-powered strike by an animal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Peacock mantis shrimp with bright green clubs.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant phantom jelly: The 33-foot-long ocean giant that has babies out of its mouth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Giant phantom jellies were discovered in 1899 and since then have only been spotted around 120 times. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lydiacarolinesmith@gmail.com (Lydia Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lydia Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xqnT3uKYVu95yfAH5eCjuS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Antony Gilbert]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A giant phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) encountered off the Antarctic Peninsula during a Viking cruise.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A giant phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) encountered off the Antarctic Peninsula during a Viking cruise.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New supergiant 'Darth Vader' sea bug discovered in South China Sea — and it's absolutely massive ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The giant isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance to Darth Vader's iconic helmet from "Star Wars." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:49:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dffcoq9LEnnfUwmvneenNY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nguyen Thanh Son.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bathynomus vaderi was discovered after scientists noticed differences between it and other giant isopod species. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The head of Bathynomus vaderi.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do crabs feel pain? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A growing body of research suggests crabs, lobsters and other animals caught for seafood can feel pain. Scientists are pushing for legal protections to ensure they are treated humanely. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olivia Ferrari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rEfDR5RLvHN88xhp5hphYU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Frank Hecker / Alamy Stock Photo]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Large, ghostly white crab-like predator discovered at the bottom of the Atacama Trench  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 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. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:42:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3QkBpA8f273JmrkuMfCSTN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly discovered crustacean &lt;em&gt;Ducibella camanchacais&lt;/em&gt; the first large, active predatory amphipod from the extreme depths of the Atacama Trench.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[New amphipod species]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'She turns her siphon into a gun': Watch coconut octopus firing stones at fish in world-1st footage ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Octopus filmed firing stones from her siphon from inside a clam shell like a sniper in never-before-seen behavior captured for the Netflix series Our Oceans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:35:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BgFieuxSx3Jw4RBqDzjN5X-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Netflix/Our Oceans]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Image of an octopus eye within a shell.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Image of an octopus eye within a shell.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Octopuses burn more calories changing color than you use on a 25-minute run ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For the first time ever, marine biologists have measured how much energy octopuses really need to change color — and it's a lot. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:17:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AvMsEJNHLk5RNJ9MXMGC3H-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Megan Mindlin]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ruby octopuses (&lt;em&gt;Octopus rubescens&lt;/em&gt;) were used as a model species to measure energy expenditure during a color change. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close up photo of a ruby octopus]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Scuba-diving' lizards breathe underwater by wearing air bubbles on their noses — just like in a cartoon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scuba-diving lizards use bubbles to stay submerged in water for long periods of time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:51:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pQaDKw9KEeUvpmoBdLCeYV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lindsey Swierk]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scuba-diving lizards use bubbles to stay submerged in water for long periods of time.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images of the semi-aquatic lizard, Anolis aquaticus; Side view of lizard with round bubble on top of its head (left), front profile of lizard with bubble on top of its head between its eyes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024: See stunning photos of hungry whale, surfing seagull, freaky fish babies, land-loving eel and adorable toxic octopus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Check out some of the best photos from 2024's Ocean Photographer of the Year competition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:42:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/44nfDuTMvgsRh6hPmkRHiT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Shane Gross]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This photo of wide-eyed midshipman fish babies sitting on top of luminous embryonic sacs was the winner in the Ocean Portfolio category.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Baby fish with wide-eyes sat on orange egg sacs]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch 'spaghetti monster' with dozens of pink-tipped sausage legs swimming near Nazca Ridge ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/cnidaria/watch-spaghetti-monster-with-dozens-of-pink-tipped-sausage-legs-swimming-near-nazca-ridge</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers exploring the seafloor off the coast of Chile recently captured mesmerizing footage of a flying spaghetti monster — a carnivorous, colonial creature with countless milky-white arms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:47:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DVtGPgLHi7qSHnsTDiKjeN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The flying spaghetti monster (&lt;em&gt;Bathyphysa conifera&lt;/em&gt;) is a rarely seen type of colonial organism.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A flying spaghetti monster floating in dark ocean waters.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1-in-100 million 'cotton candy' lobster caught off New Hampshire alive and well at aquarium ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/crustaceans/1-in-100-million-cotton-candy-lobster-caught-off-new-hampshire-alive-and-well-at-aquarium</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A beautiful and rare "cotton candy" lobster caught in New Hampshire may be due to a combination of genetics and diet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:12:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tiffany Taylor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ErqX3FzvK2oNGY635kxeVJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Seacoast Science Center, Rye, NH]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The &quot;cotton candy&quot; lobster caught of New Hampshire is now living at the Seacoast Science Center. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up of a lobster with a bright blue shell]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Otherworldly video captures rare jellyfish with a hitchhiker in its bell ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amazing new footage shows a rare Deepstaria jellyfish with a resident isopod in its bell off the coast of Chile. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j95w9tGnb9WuDxXjrbLGHP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Round Deepstaria jellyfish in center frame with tiny orange isopod inside its bell near its organs hanging from the top of the bell.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Round Deepstaria jellyfish in center frame with tiny orange isopod inside its bell near its organs hanging from the top of the bell.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch female octopus drag male around during sex in rare footage captured off Indonesian island ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Unusual octopus mating session captured in rare and comical footage filmed off the Indonesian island of Bunaken for new National Geographic show. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 16:39:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:36:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jTKKNgd4RajricpRbdAduA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an octopus in shallow water being dragged along by a female during sex]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an octopus in shallow water being dragged along by a female during sex]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oldest known sex chromosome emerged 248 million years ago in an octopus ancestor ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The oldest-known sex chromosome emerged in octopus and squid between 455 million and 248 million years ago — 180 million years earlier than the previous record-holder, scientists have discovered. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 15:39:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sc6yiojPurzhKDcey9n2eK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Octopus and squid appear to have evolved sex chromosomes at least 248 million years ago. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Octopus swimming underwater.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'You can see its guts and things': Weird see-through crustacean with giant eyes discovered off the Bahamas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have discovered a new species, related to the roly poly bug, that plays an important role in keeping the ocean healthy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:33:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/biqR8ZFecr72fS9XwZutXP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of OceanX]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new species named, Booralana nickorum, may play a crucial role in maintaining the health of the ecosystem.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large pale yellow isopod lays in the palm of a persons hands.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 4 never-before-seen octopuses discovered in deep sea off Costa Rica ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Enigmatic octopuses that have been newly discovered in the waters off Costa Rica add to a growing registry of deep-sea dwellers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Balzer Vigil ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MmZxJj5huMLmc9tF2KDGvn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mother octopus broods her eggs near a small outcrop of rock unofficially called El Dorado Hill. When a female octopus broods (which can be a time span of multiple years), she does not eat and dies around the same time that her eggs hatch.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A mother octopus broods her eggs near a small outcrop of rock unofficially called El Dorado Hill. When a female octopus broods (which can be a time span of multiple years), she does not eat and dies around the same time that her eggs hatch.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crabs keep evolving to go from the sea to the land — and back again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ True crabs evolved to migrate between marine and land environments multiple times throughout their 250 million-year-old history, new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:05:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:28:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carys Matthews ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pnLTB6pznf4WmD3nYUafQ9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a christmas island red crab sitting on rocks]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a christmas island red crab sitting on rocks]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More than 10 billion snow crabs starved to death off the coast of Alaska. But why? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/crustaceans/more-than-10-billion-snow-crabs-starved-to-death-off-the-coast-of-alaska-but-why</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ 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. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:53:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fnUvxPDZLqi2kmH696KG5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A population of snow crabs (Chionoecetes opilio) in the eastern Bering Sea collapsed after a marine heat wave in 2018 and 2019. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up picture of a snow crab in a transparent tank.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tiny, highly venomous jellyfish stings 2 people in the middle of the ocean — forcing them to be airlifted to hospital ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Irukandji jellyfish, which are around the same size as a dime, have a venom-filled sting that can trigger an extremely painful and occasionally deadly syndrome. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sAe6AnQg3JXEUEip7jEV63-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lisa-ann Gershwin/CSIRO]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A close-up of a tiny translucent jellyfish against a black background ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up of a tiny translucent jellyfish against a black background ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Hauntingly beautiful' image of a golden horseshoe crab wins wildlife photography competition ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 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. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:20:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4CJFBASeChp6Ag7SkpaQXi-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Laurent Ballesta / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;The golden horseshoe,&quot; by French photographer and marine biologist Laurent Ballesta, won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023 award.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A tri-spine horseshoe crab crawls across the seabed accompanied by a trio of golden trevallies. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Parasitic provider of sperm on-tap': Why the sex lives of deep sea creatures demand extreme solutions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From the opportunistic "have-a-go" approach of octopuses to "accessory males" that supply female anglerfish with a lifetime of sperm, author Jon Copley explores the sex lives of deep sea creatures. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:09:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jtc@southampton.ac.uk (Jon Copley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jon Copley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oSSYm6M2L4kvok9P8tQBx7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A female anglerfish (Edridolychnus schmidti) hosts two parasitic &quot;accessory males&quot; that provide her with sperm on-tap.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A deep sea female anglerfish with two parasitic males dangling off her body.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Octopus sucker-inspired patch delivers drugs into the body without needles or pills ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new patch, which sticks to the inner lining of the cheek like an octopus sucker, effectively delivered two drugs in dogs and passed safety tests in humans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W3ZYHjioWMNeeJuWxvbpfQ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new patch after being &quot;loaded&quot; with the drug desmopressin.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A small, yellow sucker-shaped device filled with a blue gel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hoff crab: The hairy-chested crustacean that farms bacteria on its hairs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The "yeti" crab is white and hairy, as its nickname suggests, and it thrives in hydrothermal vents in Antarctica's frigid waters. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2023 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Shersby ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sSZbfoi8SHU6LoHKsGyuYa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pom pom crab: The crustacean that uses anemones as boxing gloves ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 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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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2023 09:30:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qWUCPc2Xt9Nwo7SSctMzRK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an orange and black crab holding two yellow sea anenomes on white coral]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an orange and black crab holding two yellow sea anenomes on white coral]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How octopuses could have helped avert the Cuban missile crisis ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As Cold War tensions rose, Gregory Bateson was busy observing two solitary octopuses learning to live together in a single tank — and it gave him an idea about managing geopolitical relations. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Scheel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nRu7ihFW343PmYRrRLdggS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Observations of octopuses in a tank gave Gregory Bateson ideas about conflict resolution in humans. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a red octopus facing the camera against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch cannibal crab gobble up baby crablets in Australia in David Attenborough's 'Our Planet II' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The rare footage was taken when filming the red crab migration on Christmas Island. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XUg5Mx39ioB9hK2xKA5fDR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An adult Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) feasting on young after they leave the ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large red crab with its claw in the center picking up baby crabs to eat.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Octopuses 'rewire' their brains to adapt to different ocean temperatures ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Octopuses edit their RNA to adapt to fluctuating temperatures, from the warm waters of summer to chilly ocean temperatures in winter. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kiley Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZX7RE959bLXqwQwSnEinfN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tom Kleindinst]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[California two-spot octopuses (Octopus bimaculoides) can edit their RNA in response to changing ocean temperatures. (Image credit: Tom Kleindinst)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A yellowish octopus against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do animals keep evolving into crabs? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Crabby bodies are so evolutionarily favorable, they've evolved at least five different times. So why does this process, known as carcinization, keep happening? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laurel Hamers ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SRdGNTqjvjVoQ2XYrgEjLN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Crabs have flat, rounded bodies and a tail that&#039;s folded under the body. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Here we see an orange/red crab with a pale yellow underbelly with its two claws raised in the air. It is on a sandy beach.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch an octopus waking up from what scientists think could have been a nightmare ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The male octopus was repeatedly filmed violently jolting awake from sleep and engaging in unusual activities, but exactly what prompted this odd behavior is unclear. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 09:20:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ethan Freedman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UkvzsTGrKXAfrwYmh3JoF5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover never-before-seen brain wave after reading octopuses' minds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ By surgically attaching electrodes to octopuses, researchers have been able to peer inside the cephalopods’ minds for the very first time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 18:14:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CxK7nNE4RgHz8gYijofjTB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Wild Horizons/Universal Images Group via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus) hunting at night at a coral reef in Curaçao.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus) hunting at night at a coral reef in Curaçao.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly discovered jellyfish is a 24-eyed weirdo related to the world's most venomous marine creature ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers named the newfound species Tripedalia maipoensis, after Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong, where they discovered the transparent critter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:23:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VSLvJYJvaj9k7kHTngvju-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Hong Kong Baptist University (screenshot from hongkongbaptistu on YouTube)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Like other box jellyfish, the newfound species has 24 eyes arranged in clusters of six around its cubic body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A juvenile box jellyfish of the newfound species has a transparent and colorless body, as well as 12 tentacles ending in small, paddle-like structures.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How many hearts does an octopus have? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/how-many-hearts-does-an-octopus-have</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Octopuses are odd: They have more than one heart and copper-rich blue blood. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wp4u54HS9J86tUGs4Ra5Qg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The systemic heart of the giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) might stop when they are resting, when they don&#039;t need as much high blood pressure.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three divers looking at a Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) in the Sea of Japan.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alien-like giant phantom jellyfish spotted in frigid waters off Antarctica ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cruise liner guests encountered giant phantom jellyfish off the coast of Antarctica while diving in submersibles, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:38:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:30:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xqnT3uKYVu95yfAH5eCjuS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Antony Gilbert]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A giant phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) encountered off the Antarctic Peninsula during a Viking cruise.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A giant phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) encountered off the Antarctic Peninsula during a Viking cruise.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sea dragon dad glues his brood to his tail for safekeeping, stunning image shows ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sea dragon dads and octopus moms are the extreme marine parents we need, winning photos show. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:35:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:27:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TAAdfErAA7L3qMBYaGsmiC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[PT Hirschfield; Republished with permission from the Underwater Photography Guide]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A weedy sea dragon father carries a strand of ruby-red eggs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A weedy sea dragon father carries a strand of ruby-red eggs.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Squid and human brains develop the same way despite diverging 500 million years ago ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/baby-squid-retinas-have-vertebrate-brain-development</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It seems that the blueprint for complex brain development remains the same, despite 500 million years of divergent evolution. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:51:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zUknSLmgwXy2GiQM9M5qhR-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kristen Koenig]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Longfin squid embryos at a late stage of development. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Longfin squid embryos at a late stage of development. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Octopuses may be terrifically smart because of this genetic quirk they share with humans ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/microrna-helped-octopuses-get-smart-like-humans</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Octopus brains may have grown smart from an enormous diversity of microRNAs that let them grow multiple types of brain cells. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:35:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7DhiV9a9j9xqoMVUGtw2JM-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Sailorr | Shutterstock.com]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The octopus&#039;s genetic trick could help scientists find better ways to edit human genomes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Octopus]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What are Sea-Monkeys? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/33907-sea-monkeys.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sea-monkeys is the marketing term used for a hybrid breed of brine shrimp sold in packets of dust in aquarium shops. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:35:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ailsa.harvey@futurenet.com (Ailsa Harvey) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ailsa Harvey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PxXgee9QUy4Vqyi4cR88ed-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Hans Hillewaert]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Octopuses fling shells and sand at each other, and scientists caught their battles on video ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/octopuses-throw-sand-and-shells</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Watch debris from the sea bottom fly, as octopuses hurl sand and other projectiles at their neighbors in an Australian bay. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 19:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:28:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J57WgJd8gQMQjFFF6pFxLL-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Godfrey-Smith et al./PLOS ONE]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A throw by a female octopus hits a male that was attempting to mate with her.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A throw by a female octopus hits a male that was attempting to mate with her.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What made billions of snow crabs disappear from the Bering Sea? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/billions-snow-crabs-vanish-from-bering-sea</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Bering Sea's snow crab population has been in decline over the last five years, but this season the population has collapsed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 14:39:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nu6AK8q4Pwj8yVsAseRedM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[LaSalle-Photo via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) pictured underwater in Canada. There were once billions of snow crabs in the Bering Sea, but the population has dramatically declined in recent years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) pictured underwater in Canada]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thousands of cannonball jellyfish wash ashore after swarming North Carolina’s Outer Banks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/jellyfish-jamboree-cape-hatteras-north-carolina</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Thousands of cannonball jellyfish washed ashore along North Carolina beaches during a red drum spawning event. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:54:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ouCKhniLMmvenwqAu5ApoC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dinner time! Thousands of cannonball jellyfish swarmed Cape Hatteras National Seashore to feed on red drum larvae.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Thousands of cannonball jellyfish along the North Carolina coast.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thousands of jellyfish swarm near Israel, mesmerizing images reveal ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/jellyfish-bloom-near-israel</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cameras on drones recently captured aerial images of nomad jellyfish as they swarmed by the thousands in coastal waters near Israel. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:04:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iSvvbPFpNfrVV7kSWMPPy9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rotem Sadah/Israel Nature and Parks Authority]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Similar swarms have appeared in waters near Haifa before, in 2015 and in 2017.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Similar swarms have appeared in waters near Haifa before, in 2015 and in 2017.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Octopuses may be so terrifyingly smart because they share humans' genes for intelligence ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/jumping-genes-octopus-intelligence</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Genetic analysis of octopuses identified DNA sequences in their brains called transposons, which may help regulate learning. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:30:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Donavyn Coffey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vKqpjY9KYKPmxBLbVxwTpf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in the Mediterranean Sea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in the Mediterranean Sea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can you spot the crab in this photo? (Hint: It's under the fuzz.) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The species is named after the HMS Beagle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NejQw7LVYemSV9p8847VL7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of the WA Museum. Photographer: Colin McLay ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A crab native to Western Australia wears a shaggy coat made out of tan sponges.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[the newly-named sponge crab Lamarckdromia beagle photographed from the front; the crab is coated in fluffy orange sponge]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Octopuses torture and eat themselves after mating. Science finally knows why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Octopus mothers slam themselves against rocks and eat their own arms before their eggs hatch. Scientists have discovered what leads to the self-destruction. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dqjp6kpg9RxvCzHrAdoyQB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) has a circular blue eyespot on both sides of its head.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) has a circular blue eyespot on both sides of its head.]]></media:text>
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