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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Big-butt starfish,' 'little sweet potato' and dozens of never-before-seen species recorded during deep-sea expedition off Argentina ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have captured footage of a "big-butt seastar" off the coast of Argentina that looks like Patrick Star from "SpongeBob SquarePants." ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ María de los Ángeles Orfila ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BkJN5NBYHTSafdtAfiL42P-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Screenshot from the Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newfound sea star, nicknamed &quot;big-butt starfish,&quot; bears a resemblance to Patrick Star from &quot;SpongeBob SquarePants.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of a starfish with a chubby, human-like &quot;butt&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Never-before-seen head of prehistoric, car-size 'millipede' solves evolutionary mystery ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/never-before-seen-head-of-prehistoric-car-size-millipede-solves-evolutionary-mystery</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The fossil showed unique stalked eyes and centipede-like characteristics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 20:30:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sierra Bouchér ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7wxcxRjTAqDSLJLVVvedbR-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mickaël Lhéritier, Jean Vannier and Alexandra Giupponi (LGL-TPE, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 6.5-feet-long (2 meter) arthropod&#039;s head has been found for this first time  after hundreds of years of uncovering incomplete fossils.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows a top and underside view of Arthropleura, and a reconstruction of its head seen from the front. ]]></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[ Caterpillars evolved their weird chubby little 'prolegs' from ancient crustaceans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The extra legs caterpillars have appear have origins in the primitive crustaceans that insects evolved from during the Ordovician period over 400 million years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 10:00:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:36:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Pallardy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jhVpZ596HMj8AXeny8ZrMA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More than 10 billion snow crabs starved to death off the coast of Alaska. But why? ]]></title>
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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[ 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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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:24 +0000</updated>
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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[ Triops: Facts about the three-eyed 'dinosaur shrimp' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Triops, commonly called tadpole shrimp or dinosaur shrimp, belong to an ancient group of freshwater crustaceans and live in temporary pools. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 16:47:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:07 +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/vkmjHURTJZGSNKJc2UzgCS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two Triops intertwined underwater.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of two Triops intertwined underwater.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Octopuses, squids and lobsters could become 'sentient beings' in the UK ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.K. government has included cephalopods and some crustaceans in a new bill that recognizes sentient animals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:35:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:10 +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/mUHx46cP8AVG8zUd5hcdeM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Octopuses are one of several marine invertebrates to be recognized as sentient by changes to a new animal welfare bill.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Octopuses are one of several marine invertebrates to be recognized as sentient by changes to a new animal welfare bill.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hundreds of three-eyed 'dinosaur shrimp' emerge after Arizona monsoon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Following a monsoon, hundreds of 'dinosaur shrimp' emerged for a few weeks in the Arizona desert. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:13:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zHmUvUre72ECbRSboWsGK3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the triops — a small, three-eyed crustacean — from the ball court pond at Wupatki National Monument in Arizona.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[One of the triops — a small, three-eyed crustacean — from the ball court pond at Wupatki National Monument in Arizona.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jurassic squid got murdered mid-meal, leaving this epic fossil behind ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ About 180 million years ago, a shark likely attacked a squid-like creature eating a crustacean. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2021 13:53:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NEzjbQ2zQsYmH9eRZwedX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Klug et al. Swiss J Palaeontol (2021); (CC BY 4.0)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This illustration shows what might have happened 180 million years ago, with the shark (Hybodus hauffianus) biting the belemnite, which had been chomping on the crustacean (Proeryon). Notice that the belemnite (Passaloteuthis laevigata) holds the crustacean&#039;s molted exoskeleton in its arms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This illustration shows what might have happened 180 million years ago, with the shark (Hybodus hauffianus) biting the belemnite, which had been chomping on the crustacean (Proeryon). Notice that the belemnite (Passaloteuthis laevigata) holds the crustacean&#039;s molted exoskeleton in its arms.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Seabird-eating 'monster' crabs are chatty during sex ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Enormous and powerful coconut crabs are known for their extreme size. They also have an unexpectedly diverse "vocabulary." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:14:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gPkyRgR8Cf6jdTWzKoGziV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The giant coconut crab (Birgus latro) is the biggest terrestrial crab in the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The giant coconut crab (Birgus latro) is the biggest terrestrial crab in the world.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Do Lobsters Turn Red When They're Cooked? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As any lobster connoisseur knows, this crustacean turns bright red when it's heated. Why does this dramatic color transformation happen? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 13:07:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:26:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Grant Currin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/42ZxoYAMZGVLod93xLZYML-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These lobsters are red all over.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Red lobsters]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronauts Spent 6 Nights in a Pitch-Black Cave, and Emerged with a Brand-New Species of Crustacean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An international team of astronauts has discovered new life (in a cave below Italy). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:40:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Syd9KzwqBKKdYRUdFpMNof-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;[It&#039;s] like walking in an underground wonderland,&quot; said NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, describing his experience underground in the Sa Grutta caves in Sardinia, Italy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[&quot;[It&#039;s] like walking in an underground wonderland,&quot; said NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, describing his experience underground in the Sa Grutta caves in Sardinia, Italy.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Vegetarian' Dinos Made Exception for Shellfish, Poop Study Shows ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Certain giant, herbivorous dinosaurs didn't eat just plants — they also chowed down on rotten logs harboring shellfish, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:27:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:06:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PiiUZz9uTDovVwXYJsseHE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Karen Chin; Denver Museum of Nature and Science]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A black, knobby crustacean shell embedded in a piece of fossilized dinosaur poop]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dinosaur poop]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal Sex: How Lobsters Do It ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58899-animal-sex-lobsters.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lobster sex involves battles for dominance, calming urine and tender copulation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2017 12:50:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C7Jhw3isoaatknL5aXrRmj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Female American lobsters, &lt;em&gt;Homarus americanus&lt;/em&gt;, use their pheromones to calm aggressive males before mating. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[American lobster, Homarus americanus, in front of white background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Disturbing' Results Show High Pollution Levels in Mariana Trench ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57888-pollution-found-at-mariana-trench.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The vast underwater wilderness of the deep sea may be largely unexplored by humans, but it's still incredibly polluted, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:39:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S4VzuS6PsRo5PS2CBbxRWN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;Hirondellea gigas&lt;/i&gt; are the goats of the sea — they&#039;ll eat any organic material that floats down from above, including pollutants.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[amphipod]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Males' Oversize Right Claw Lures Crustacean Ladies ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54957-righty-claws-win-more-mates.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What makes a female marine crustacean "swipe right" on a prospective mate? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 22:10:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:06:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3qfYKN2omwegVQnKMegugm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Bernardo J. O&#039;Connor / University of Adelaide]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Marine crustacean Dulichiella appendiculata, a relative of sand fleas. This individual is right-clawed.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fossilized Eyeballs Reveal Crustacean Had Incredibly Complex Sight ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53451-ancient-arthropod-eyes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A mysterious 160-million-year-old crustacean had incredibly complex eyes similar to those of modern arthropods, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:16:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WuhxWbZgomdewkucvvmkbX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jean Vannier]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of &lt;i&gt;Dollocaris&lt;/i&gt; using its excellent vision to catch a Jurassic-age shrimp.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Arthropod eyes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery of the 'Vampire Crabs' Solved ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50183-vampire-crabs-origins-java.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ People with aquariums have been collecting strange-looking crabs called "vampire crabs" for years. Now, researchers know where these crabs came from. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:07:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ib8T9cHiopD7BhBUQJrhMb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Oliver Mengedoht from Ng et al., 2015, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A vampire crab of the species Geosesarma hagen, which has an orange body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A vampire crab of the species Geosesarma hagen, which has an orange body.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oversized Alien-Like 'Shrimp' Caught Off Florida Is ID'ed ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/47718-giant-alien-shrimp-caught-off-florida.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Florida fisherman catches more than he bargained for with giant "alien" shrimp. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 23:06:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Peterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AeKUz7idGKHfAXythrJgtf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photo by Steve Bargeron]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An oversized alien-like creature, which is likely a mantis shrimp, was caught off Fort Pierce, Florida, recently.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An oversized alien-like creature, which is likely a mantis shrimp, was caught off Fort Pierce, Florida, recently.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 450-Million-Year-Old Marine Creatures 'Babysat' Their Young ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/44088-fossil-evidence-egg-care-ostracods.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The oldest fossil evidence for babysitting now comes from 450 million-year-old rocks in New York. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2014 17:51:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:14:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CHur5k6NnNysZUFAWdJKyW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Siveter, David J., Tanaka, G., Farrell, C. Ú., Martin, M.J., Siveter, Derek J &amp; Briggs, D.E.G.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A newly discovered fossil ostracod called &lt;i&gt;Luprisca incuba&lt;/i&gt;, showing limbs and eggs, from 450-million-year old rocks in New York.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[oldest ostracod]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: Mantis Shrimp Show Off Googly Eyes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/42783-photos-mantis-color-vision.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The colorful crustaceans have super vision of sorts, sporting 12 different types of photoreceptors when four to seven are all that is needed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2014 19:01:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sRfBYhQJu6h7WT8y6wxwKo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The peacock mantis shrimp, like this juvenile &lt;em&gt;Odontodactylus scyllarus&lt;/em&gt;, are smashing superheroes. The colorful crustaceans have a hammerlike claw that can smash prey with the acceleration of a 0.22-caliber bullet — not unlike Thor&#039;s mythological weapon. Turns out, they also have super vision, sporting 12 different types of photoreceptors when four to seven are all that is needed. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[mantis shrimp]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stir It Up: Naming of Caribbean Reef Parasite Creates Controversy ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/40687-gnathia-marleyi-controversy-nsf-ria.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Paul Sikkel and reggae star Amlak Tafari discuss the recent controversy of naming a parasite after Bob Marley. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lily Whiteman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qkAzDa3k8KYCBidGCoiULm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bob Marley’s family approved of the naming of a newly discovered species of Caribbean crustacean after Bob Marley.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a newly discovered species of Caribbean crustacean is named after Bob Marley]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crabs Really Do Feel Pain: Study ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/26338-crabs-feel-pain.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Will this change how the industry treats the crustaceans? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:01:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6xDm5cC7k4Jdm2DVgaWggZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Robert Elwood, Queen&#039;s University Belfast]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bob Elwood, Queen&#039;s University Belfast, led a study showing that crabs respond to a mild electrical shock in a way consistent with pain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[shore crab]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gallery: Magnificent Mantis Shrimp ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/20796-gallery-mantis-shrimp.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Colorful, aggressive creatures from the deep. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:00:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:31 +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/be3jjodrhV2DN4bkFG9XWU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The colorful mantis shrimp &lt;i&gt;Gonodactylus smithii&lt;/i&gt;. Researchers compare mantis shrimp to &quot;heavily armored caterpillars.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A mantis shrimp]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Skin Shedders: A Gallery of Creatures That Molt ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A collection of creatures that shed their skins. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:04:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:53 +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/zcJMYT32cmt7A7RDCNJD4i-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[David Duneau]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[As this panther chameleon grows, it will slough off its old skin to reveal new skin beneath.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A panther chameleon on a branch.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Killer Shrimp' Leaves Wake of Devastation ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/13156-killer-shrimp-invasive-species.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The tiny beast kills for killing's sake. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:48:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:16 +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/RKY4XnfPzFF5qoqyZm4mLc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jamie Dick and Dirk Platvoet]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dikerogammarus villosus may be tiny, but this crustacean is a vicious predator, shown here with zebra mussels.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[killer shrimp]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Walking Cactus’ Called Missing Link for Insects ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/12953-walking-cactus-insects-arthropods-evolution.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A creature called a walking cactus may reveal the evolution of bugs and crustaceans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:58:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:56:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Wynne Parry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/58hXnvTN6CfFBTmwofcQmc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jianni Liu]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fossils from an extinct creature, dubbed a walking cactus, may reveal a piece of arthropod history in their jointed legs. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Walking cactus lobopodian]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Secret to Red Crabs' Epic Migration Discovered ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/8585-secret-red-crabs-epic-migration-discovered.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hormones keep the crabs from sputtering out of fuel along their breeding migration. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:04:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/daALV7WD749D5utU4Qi6wQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mrinalini, Bangor University, England.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A pile of red crabs (all female, except for a rogue male with large claws) clinging to a rock and ready to spawn.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lobster-Like Creature Eats Wood ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/5983-lobster-creature-eats-wood.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A crustacean exploits an unexpected food source at the bottom of the sea. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:49:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stéphan Reebs ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eyeless Creature Discovered in Undersea Tunnel ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/10581-eyeless-creature-discovered-undersea-tunnel.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of crustacean in an underwater cave. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:00:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:23:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qCLsgcshfy28h8b2afnW6b-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ulrike Strecker.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What this newly identified crustacean, called Speleonectes atlantida, lacks in eyes it makes up for with plenty of sensory hairs along its body and antennae on its head. These structures help the tiny animal &quot;see&quot; in its dark, cave habitat.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Evidence Found for Ancient Supersized Sperm ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/9646-evidence-ancient-supersized-sperm.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fossil evidence suggests a tiny, ancient crustacean used sperm for mating. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:13:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F5iDWczXSXFqmf4hZ5cBQY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Renate Matzke-Karasz]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers used a type of holotomography to capture 3-D images of this 100 million-year-old fossil ostracod called Harbinia micropapillosa. The left arrow shows the preserved inner part of the esophagus, while the right arrow points to the two seminal receptacles, where this female stored the giant sperm cells after mating.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Louisiana Crayfish: Good, Bad and Delicious ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Student researchers head to China to study the impact of Louisiana crayfish on the environment and people. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:15:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:06:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Barnes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jzqvdgANnxindYSs2ScFia-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ashley Baldridge]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Louisiana crayfish Procambarus clarkii caught from Lake Liangzi, Hubei Province, China, with help from local fishermen (pictured in background).]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Boiling Mad: Crabs Feel Pain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Not only do crabs suffer pain, but they retain a memory of it, study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:52:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Roy Britt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LZnPaXG967BJzdnMVKoRv8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Brandy Wilbur, MIT Sea Grant]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This 18-cm wide male Dungeness crab, a West Coast species, was caught by Captain Lou Williams of the Orin C two miles east of Thatcher Island, Massachusetts, and many miles away from home, on July 19.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Mind-Blowing' New Creature Discovered ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/2546-mind-blowing-creature-discovered.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mysterious sea creatures grow into simple slug-like cell masses. These are no sea monkeys. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:14:33 +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/KDzxWVrGgD7CapqmrGkZiV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Hoeg et al, BMC Biology]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists discovered that the mysterious y-larvae crustacean grows up to become a parasite.
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient, Legless Crab Discovered ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/4652-ancient-legless-crab-discovered.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The primitive crab was built for sidling, with its tiny, flattened body. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:35:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:53:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jfymGJUGSdyjTUmBdv6dkV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carrie Schweitzer/Kent State University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Another new species of Jurassic crab, Prosopon, was discovered in the Ernstbrunn Quarries, Austria. Its head is at the top of the image, and its eyes would be on either side of the rostrum, or the beaklike structure.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crayfish Fighting and the Art of Bluffing ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/4543-crayfish-fighting-art-bluffing.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Crayfish face off in aggressive bouts but they are often actually bluffing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:23:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:53:13 +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/E6dkD7h8mEPTviVrT59r2H-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Anthony OÃ¢â‚¬â„¢Toole.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Male slender crayfish (Cherax dispar) can engage in extended and bruising fights that can result in losing a limb or death.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Put Shrimp on a Treadmill ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/4221-scientists-put-shrimp-treadmill.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A novel treadmill and a tiny backpack made of duct tape reveal how sickness affects the energy levels of these crustaceans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:48:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Goudarzi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cXDhxHKFX3DmePH9SejzSE-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists Put Shrimp on a Treadmill]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hidden Ecosystem Discovered Beneath Cement Quarry ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers found eight previously unknown species of small creatures in a newfound underground cave. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:51:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Roy Britt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DQ54WH45h5K8GPSRUwPUFD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the crustaceans found in a newly discovered cave in Israel. Hebrew University Photo by Sasson Tiram]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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