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... that the mantis shrimp Acanthosquilla derijardi has a junior synonym named after Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand in reference to a childen's book she wrote? (2018-12-30)
... that the mite Aceria anthocoptes (pictured) is a potential biological control agent of the invasive Canada thistle? (2010-12-19)
... that coconut mites can be dispersed by wind, or perhaps by hitching a lift? (2020-04-30)
... that the newly named extinct prawn Aciculopoda is the third unambiguous fossil decapod from before the Mesozoic? (2010-11-18)
... that the fuchsia gall mite, a serious pest of Fuchsia, was probably introduced into Europe accidentally by a Fuchsia enthusiast? (2015-11-08)
... that the barnacle Megatrema anglicum lives semi-parasitically on such corals as the Devonshire cup coral? (2015-01-14)
... that a single meal of fish blood will last the isopod Aega antarctica for several months? (2013-07-17)
... that hosts for the parasitic isopod Aega psora include the Atlantic cod, sharks and skates? (2013-07-13)
... that Aegirocassis is the earliest example of massive filter-feeder animals discovered? (2015-04-24)
... that Aenigmastacus, a fossil crayfish from Canada, belongs to a family only otherwise known from the Southern Hemisphere? (2011-06-22)
... that the species description for the mite Afropolonia tgifi was likely only approved because the journal's editors were unfamiliar with the expression "TGIF" ("Thank God It's Friday")? (2018-05-02)
... that the five-eyed predator Alalcomenaeus is one of the most common fossils in the Cambrian Burgess shale? (2008-10-28)
... that the ghost jellyfish may have a goose barnacle hanging from its bell and little fish swimming among its tentacles? (2015-07-28)
... that the springtail Allacma fusca can tolerate a 10% level of carbon dioxide for a few hours while Folsomia candida, which lives deeper in the soil, can survive under the same conditions more than six weeks? (2018-12-21)
... that the snapping shrimp Alpheus armatus clears sand from a sea anemone's lair? (2021-07-17, 2022-07-17)
... that the sound made by the bigclaw snapping shrimp (pictured) is made by the bursting of a cavitation bubble? (2012-10-16)
... that the adult tuatara tick Amblyomma sphenodonti can survive for over one year without feeding on tuatara blood? (2018-07-21)
... that the ivory barnacle and the bay barnacle (pictured) have extended their ranges by fouling the hulls of ships? (2012-10-13)
... that the fossil millipede Anbarrhacus (pictured) was described from a single immature male preserved in amber? (2015-12-21)
... that Pederson's shrimp, the spotted cleaner shrimp and the anemone mysid are all found living in close association with the ringed anemone? (2012-09-21)
... that the rodent Voalavo gymnocaudus and its parasitic mite Andreacarus voalavo are known only from two massifs in the Northern Highlands of Madagascar? (2011-05-17)
... that Androsaemum androsaemum is botanically unacceptable, but Aniculus aniculus is perfectly valid? (2024-04-09)
... that the isopod Anilocra pomacentri lives as an external parasite of the yellowback puller? (2014-06-22)
... that the mangrove tree crab prefers animal food but mostly feeds on mangrove leaves? (2012-10-27)
... that the mite Archegozetes longisetosus can pull 1180 times its own weight? (2014-01-16)
... that the pill bug Armadillidium vulgare can reach population densities of 10,000 per square metre? (2009-02-21)
... that Arthropleuridea is an extinct class of myriapods which includes, at over 2 meters long, the largest terrestrial arthropods that ever lived? (2006-04-17)
... that despite over a hundred years of scientific study, fierce debate still rages about how arthropods' heads are constructed? (2007-07-16)
... that crayfish of the Madagascan genus Astacoides have fewer gills than any other crayfish? (2010-03-13)
... that old Atlantic ghost crabs (pictured) may dig burrows in the sand up to 400 metres from the sea? (2010-01-10)
... that the extinct arachnid Attercopus was once considered as the world's oldest spider? (2008-12-31)
... that the giant barnacle is used in Chilean cuisine? (2013-01-08)
... that "color markings", considered rare among fossil crabs, have been found on Avitelmessus? (2012-04-19)
... that baked beans have hairy eyes and iridescent antennae? (2012-12-13)
... that Balanus perforatus is a barnacle shaped like a volcano? (2011-07-28)
... that the Mediterranean crab Brachynotus sexdentatus also lived in Swansea Docks, where the water was warmed by a power station? (2012-12-12)
... that the fairy shrimp Branchinecta brushi lives at 5,930 m (19,460 ft) in the Chilean Andes, higher than any other crustacean in the world? (2010-10-15)
... that the fairy shrimp Branchinecta gaini is the largest freshwater invertebrate in Antarctica? (2010-10-27)
... that Branchinecta lynchi, a vulnerable species of fairy shrimp, can be found in vernal pools around Agate Lake? (2009-08-20)
... that the mite Brevipalpus phoenicis (pictured) reproduces primarily by parthenogenesis and almost all individuals are female? (2012-09-02)
... that the extinct trilobite Bumastus (artist's rendition pictured) was named after its resemblance to large grapes? (2011-04-23)
... that despite writing many scientific papers at Yale University and having the time limit waived, carcinologist Martin Burkenroad never submitted a dissertation? (2012-06-01)
... that the reef box crab uses its powerful pincers to break open the shells of snails? (2020-07-21)
... that Calcinus tubularis is one of only two known species of hermit crab whose males and females inhabit different types of shell? (2011-08-02)
... that Verrill's hermit crab sometimes makes use of a tube-like shell fixed to a rock and consequently becomes a filter feeder? (2015-03-05)
... that Callianassa subterranea is a burrowing shrimp that ingests sediment particles and digests their organic coating? (2009-02-01)
... that vestigial organs in the Brazilian Callichirus major population (example species pictured) suggest Callichirus may be the only crustacean genus with basal, yet not universal, hermaphroditism? (2020-06-20)
... that the pea crab Calyptraeotheres garthi effectively castrates its slipper limpet host, but breeding resumes if the crab is removed? (2019-06-10)
... that the Georgia blind salamander and the Dougherty Plain cave crayfish both live underground and one may prey on the other? (2013-07-08)
... that Cancrocaeca xenomorpha, the world's most highly cave-adapted crab, lives only in the Maros karst of Sulawesi? (2012-09-27)
... that the Japanese goose barnacle broods its eggs in its mantle cavity where they may be eaten by a worm living there? (2012-12-29)
... that the diet of the skeleton shrimp Caprella equilibra consists mainly of detritus, but it also feeds on the hydroids to which it clings? (2018-08-27)
... that Japanese skeleton shrimp are invading the coastlines of North America, Europe, and New Zealand? (2012-02-12)
... that the skeleton shrimp Caprella penantis may take on some of the coloration of whatever it is feeding on? (2018-09-09)
... that if the beak-like rostrum on Caridina gracilirostris is broken off, it will regrow itself? (2009-03-29)
... that the tick Ornithodoros erraticus spreads the African swine fever virus in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal)? (2010-06-05)
... that the big bud mite is so tiny that it can be transported by wind, rain or flying insects? (2013-03-18)
... that Centruroides limbatus (pictured) and Centruroides bicolor are Central American bark scorpions belonging to the same species group? (2009-03-08)
... that the animals described in Carl Linnaeus' Centuria Insectorum include the crab Hepatus epheliticus, the rhinoceros beetle Dynastes tityus (pictured), the scale insect Conchaspis capensis and the butterfly Catopsilia scylla? (2010-06-27)
... that biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin (pictured) is said to have been banned from Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology by Ernst Mayr? (2015-12-30)
... that arachnologists think juvenile Chanbria camel spiders locate their prey through a combination of smelling and feeling for them? (2018-01-05)
... that the scorpion Cheloctonus jonesii has been reported killing the red-billed quelea? (2017-08-12)
... that the crayfish Cherax pulcher (pictured) was popular in aquariums worldwide before even being recognized as a new species? (2015-07-21)
... that Charles Chilton was the first person to be awarded a D.Sc. degree in New Zealand? (2007-08-26)
... that before a population crash due to overfishing, the annual catch of Bering Sea Tanner crab was as much as 332,000,000 pounds (151,000,000 kg)? (2010-10-19)
... that Chirocephalus diaphanus is the only species of fairy shrimp to occur in Great Britain? (2010-09-25)
... that Poli's Stellate Barnacle (pictured) is hermaphroditic and has a penis significantly longer than its body? (2009-01-21)
... that the Atlantic dancing shrimp is often associated with sea urchins or sea anemones? (2020-12-30)
... that the whiteknee hermit crab is benefitted by the presence of the hedgehog hydroid but harmed by the barnacle Clistosaccus? (2019-05-24)
... that the Coconut Crab is the world's largest terrestrial arthropod? (2004-07-15)
... that the goose barnacle Conchoderma virgatum rarely attaches directly to a fish, but four were once found attached to a single spine of a porcupinefish? (2018-08-22)
... that laboratory experiments suggest that the free-swimming larva of the whale barnacle Coronula diadema (pictured) is induced to settle on a host whale in response to chemical cues from its skin? (2019-03-10)
... that the wandering leg sausage was one of the International Institute for Species Exploration's Top 10 new species of 2012? (2013-05-25)
... that the zoea larvae of crabs have long rostral and dorsal spines? (2010-06-12)
... that an adult gray whale may be infested by several hundred pounds of barnacles and whale lice? (2019-03-04)
... that cycloids are believed to have been driven to extinction when crabs spread across their territory? (2011-04-03)
... that it is unclear if individual specimens of coral Acropora cytherea were being damaged by infestations of furry coral crab in the Chagos Archipelago in 2010? (2013-01-27)
... that Dardanus deformis is one of at least 24 species of hermit crab that transfer sea anemones to a new shell? (2019-08-13)
... that the shrimp Periclimenes dardanicola lives on sea anemones on the shell of the hermit crab Dardanus pedunculatus, in one of the few associations between two decapods? (2010-07-01)
... that the hitchhiking anemone is often attached to shells occupied by the hermit crabs Dardanus venosus and Clibanarius vittatus? (2012-04-25)
... that decorator crabs stick camouflage on their backs using Velcro-like curved hairs? (2012-12-18)
... that millipedes in the genus Desmoxytes give off an almond-like smell as they produce hydrogen cyanide to ward off predators? (2008-12-20)
... that killer shrimp have invaded Western Europe and could soon invade North America? (2010-10-31)
... that Dinochelus ausubeli, a deepwater lobster discovered during the Census of Marine Life expedition, was named in honour of its sponsor, Jesse H. Ausubel? (2011-05-06)
... that the hermit crab Diogenes pugilator (pictured) has to make do with the empty shells that Paguristes eremita and Pagurus forbesii don't want? (2018-04-14)
... that the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora feeds on the copepod Dioithona oculata which swarms in sunlit patches of water among mangrove roots? (2014-04-30)
... that the urchin crab is named for its habit of carrying a sea urchin such as the false fire urchin (pictured) on its back? (2013-02-03)
... that the floating barnacle Dosima fascicularis sometimes grows on turtles and even sea snakes? (2009-12-05)
... that sleepy sponge crabs carry sponges on their back as camouflage, and have even used the sole of a shoe for that purpose? (2010-07-25)
... that the crab Dyspanopeus sayi may have lived in the Venetian Lagoon for 15 years before it was discovered? (2012-02-14)
... that newly moulted eastern swamp crayfishes move into deeper water, presumably to avoid being cannibalized? (2014-11-14)
... that although the Pacific sand crab can only crawl and burrow backwards (pictured), it can also tread water? (2011-08-04)
... that the mole crab Emerita rathbunae is a proficient surfer? (2012-11-15)
... that Erratus was one of the earliest-known arthropods to show the origins of lungs and limbs? (2022-05-23)
... that among the threats facing the "critically endangered" freshwater crayfish Euastacus dalagarbe are domestic livestock and cane toads? (2019-04-22)
... that the desert shrimp can colonise new areas even when dead? (2013-05-25)
... that with 1,000 or more legs, Eumillipes persephone (example pictured) is the first known "true" millipede? (2022-01-02)
... that the deep water squat lobster Eumunida picta is often associated with the coldwater coral Lophelia pertusa? (2018-02-23)
... that the krill species Euphausia crystallorophias was first described from specimens caught from a hole bored during Robert Falcon Scott's Discovery expedition? (2010-01-26)
... that a parasitic barnacle effectively castrates its hosts, the flattened and the knot-fingered mud crabs? (2018-01-09)
... that a fossil of the extinct sea scorpion Eurypterus (restoration pictured) was once thought to be a catfish? (2011-05-29)
... that although their larvae have been known since 1887, the adults of the crustacean group Facetotecta have never been seen? (2009-12-16)
... that the invasive crayfish Orconectes immunis can outcompete the earlier invader O. limosus? (2010-08-12)
... that, despite its name, the freshwater crab Potamon ibericum does not live in Iberia? (2011-09-29)
... that despite being known from many specimens, the fossil Fuxianhuia (pictured) remains one of the most controversial Cambrian arthropods? (2007-07-18)
... that Geograpsus severnsi is the first crab species known to have become extinct? (2011-05-27)
... that George the lobster was estimated to be 140 years old? (2009-04-28)
... that the crustaceans known as giant isopods, which live in the depths of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, can grow up to 45 centimetres long? (2004-09-15)
... that the mud shrimp Pestarella tyrrhena (pictured) has been used as bait by fishermen for over 200 years? (2007-08-22)
... that Glomeris marginata (pictured), a pill millipede, is often confused with the woodlouse Armadillidium, because they both roll themselves up into a ball when disturbed? (2007-06-27)
... that Gnathia marleyi was named after Bob Marley? (2012-07-27)
... that golden ghost crabs (pictured) are one of the main predators of endangered sea turtles in Western Australia? (2013-11-29)
... that symbiotic moss animals live on the bristles of the crab known as the Mud-Runner (pictured)? (2009-01-29)
... that mass strandings of the squat lobster Pleuroncodes planipes occur in California during El Niño years? (2011-02-20)
... that swarms of Japanese soldier crabs of the species Mictyris guinotae, named after French biologist Danièle Guinot, can be used in place of the billiard balls in billiard-ball computers? (2012-04-20)
... that the freshwater crab Guinotia dentata (pictured) prefers shady rivers to sunny ones? (2012-06-23)
... that the carcinologist Robert Gurney was not connected to a university, and carried out his scientific work at home? (2010-06-11)
... that a Halloween hermit crab (pictured) may trick a snail into becoming a treat? (2010-10-31)
... that a team of archaeologists discovered a fossilized Han Solo in the rocks of China? (2009-04-01)
... that when analyzing relationships of the harvestmen it is found that they are not true spiders, as often believed, but are in fact more closely related to scorpions? (2007-11-14)
... that Helleria brevicornis is the only terrestrial woodlouse that has retained the ancestral aquatic isopod behaviour of mate guarding? (2018-08-14)
... that the semaphore crab is the most abundant crab species in mangroves on Australia's east coast? (2010-04-27)
... that until 1962, a salt-water crab lived in the Texas Panhandle, 500 miles from the sea? (2010-11-01)
... that the woodlouse Hemilepistus reaumuri (pictured) can only survive in the desert because it looks after its young? (2010-09-17)
... that the bloody-red mysid (pictured), a crustacean native to the Ponto-Caspian region, has recently invaded the North American Great Lakes? (2009-12-26)
... that Hemioniscus balani is called a "parasitic castrator" although its barnacle host remains a functioning male because the barnacle can no longer also function as a female? (2011-02-19)
... that the California green shrimp uses a raft to get around? (2018-01-18)
... that although American entomologist Harry Hoogstraal was an authority on ticks and tick-borne diseases, organisms bearing his name include a squirrel, a gerbil, a snake, and 200 other species? (2010-06-08)
... that the 500-million-year-old Cambrian predator Hurdia was thought to be a number of separate organisms for 100 years, until the complete animal was reconstructed in March 2009? (2009-03-28)
... that the horseshoe shrimp Hutchinsoniella macracantha is the first example of a new class of crustaceans that was given the name Cephalocarida? (2018-02-02)
... that Hyalella azteca (pictured) is the most abundant amphipod in North American lakes? (2010-10-15)
... that the meat of the slipper lobster Ibacus peronii (pictured) is considered inferior to that of the Moreton Bay bug because it sometimes tastes of garlic? (2010-09-17)
... that Leach's spider crab lives with the snakelocks anemone (pictured), eats the anemone's food and mucus and is protected from predators by the anemone's stings? (2011-02-20)
... that even land-living species of isopod (woodlouse pictured) incubate their eggs in a brood chamber filled with water? (2014-08-05)
... that Ixodes tasmani makes a type of cement to help it to suck blood? (2021-12-22)
... that the spiny lobster Jasus caveorum lives only on one of the Foundation Seamounts in the southern Pacific Ocean? (2011-12-18)
... that it is possible to catch and cook a St Paul rock lobster without removing it from the sea? (2015-04-19)
... that the largest native land animal on Ascension Island is a crab, Johngarthia lagostoma (pictured)? (2011-01-28)
... that Jurellana tithonia, dating from the Jurassic, is the earliest known porcelain crab? (2011-11-05)
... that Kendallina, a genus of trilobite, lived in North America during the Upper Cambrian? (2014-03-01)
... that the recently discovered deep-sea decapod Kiwa hirsuta was dubbed the yeti crab by its discoverers on account of its hairy appearance? (2006-03-13)
... that Japan and Poland are the world's largest krill fishing nations since Russia abandoned its operations in 1993? (2005-06-24)
... that the splendid hermit crab almost exclusively chooses to inhabit a shell on which a colonial hydroid is living? (2019-05-07)
... that the crab Lauridromia dehaani prefers to wear sponge? (2016-04-08)
... that the crab Lauridromia intermedia usually wears a sponge but one individual was found sporting a gorgonian wrapper (pictured)? (2014-02-09)
... that when in danger of predation, the harvestman Leiobunum rotundum can self-amputate its legs, but they will not regenerate? (2010-06-15)
... that several pelagic gooseneck barnacles were once found attached to an American crocodile? (2011-12-12)
... that the goose barnacle (pictured) is found attached to driftwood, flotsam and even whales? (2011-12-12)
... that Lepas testudinata can form colonies of more than 1000 members at a time? (2023-12-04)
... that Cameroon is named after the crustacean Lepidophthalmus turneranus which Portuguese settlers observed swarming in the Wouri River in the 15th century? (2010-09-11)
... that Leptodora is the largest planktonic cladoceran, and its type species is probably the only cladoceran to have been described in a newspaper? (2010-03-29)
... that Leptotrombidium is a genus of harvest mites that are able to infect humans with scrub typhus (Orientia tsutsugamushi infection) through their bite? (2009-03-16)
... that the parasitic sprat eye-maggot (pictured) attaches to its sprat host through its eye? (2018-08-31)
... that a young Lernaeocera branchialis is an ectoparasitic crustacean on the gills of a flounder or lumpsucker, and it moves on to cod or related fishes after it has matured and mated (infested gills of a whiting pictured)? (2011-03-10)
... that the longnose spider crab disguises itself by sticking bits of unpalatable seaweed and invertebrates on its shell? (2012-04-03)
... that a young spider crab, Libinia ferreirae, often lives inside the bell of the jellyfish Lychnorhiza lucerna? (2012-04-06)
... that the Top 10 New Species of the past year include a 40 foot (12 m) tall tree (pictured), a crustacean that looks like a skeleton, a protist that acts like a sponge, and a fungus named after the King of the Netherlands? (2014-06-28)
... that 35 species of woodlice are native to the British Isles? (2009-03-04)
... that female yellow mites (pictured) are produced from unfertilized eggs, a process called thelytoky? (2009-08-17)
... that the amphipod Luckia striki was named after the location of its discovery, the Lucky Strike hydrothermal vent? (2017-09-18)
... that the boxer crabs Lybia tessellata and Lybia edmondsoni carry a sea anemone such as Triactis producta in each claw for protection from predators? (2012-03-07)
... that the shrimp Lysmata grabhami waves its white antennae to attract clients? (2017-02-27)
... that the fossil millipede Maatidesmus paachtun is named from the Mayan words for "amber", "back", and "stone"? (2015-12-26)
... that until 2001, the Ohio River shrimp (pictured) had not been seen in the Ohio River for 50 years? (2010-04-22)
... that the "extremely productive carcinologist" American Raymond B. Manning amassed the world's largest collection of mantis shrimp? (2010-02-12)
... that shrimp farms are a serious threat to the environment because they cause widespread destruction of mangroves and disperse antibiotics through their wastewater? (2005-07-07)
... that the barnacle Megabalanus can reach 7 cm in length? (2008-04-09)
... that the titan acorn barnacle is extending its range in the eastern United States but suffered a setback in the cold winter of 2009–10? (2012-11-02)
... that the barnacle Megabalanus tintinnabulum travelled from the tropics to the Netherlands by ship in 1764 and reached Western Australia in 1949? (2012-03-12)
... that the venom of the lesser Asian scorpion contains proteins that are toxic to Plasmodium falciparum, a pathogenic parasite that causes malaria in humans? (2011-09-22)
... that the copepod Mesocyclops longisetus can be used in the biological control of mosquitoes? (2020-02-17)
... that the extinct crab Metacarcinus starri from Washington state is related to the graceful rock crab? (2010-10-27)
... that the New Zealand lobster was incorporated into the country's Quota Management System after a parliamentary corruption scandal? (2011-06-24)
... that the copepod Metridia longa cannibalizes up to 85% of its eggs? (2018-07-29)
... that Magdalena K. P. Smith Meyer was known as the "mother of red-spider mites of the world"? (2020-03-02)
... that cherry-sized soldier crabs of the species Mictyris longicarpus (pictured) have been described as "cheerful bohemians"? (2010-06-12)
... that Edward J. Miers was paid 60 guineas for his monograph on the crabs of the Challenger expedition? (2010-02-02)
... that relative to its length, one species of mite is the fastest animal on Earth? (2017-12-30)
... that the anemone crab often lives in close association with the sea anemone Lebrunia danae? (2012-10-29)
... that the emerald crab can be used to control bubble algae in reef aquaria? (2013-11-10)
... that French naturalist and explorer Théodore Monod had the same great-grandfather as biologist Jacques Monod and director Jean-Luc Godard? (2005-12-20)
... that the recently discovered Speleonectes atlantida is an eyeless crustacean equipped with powerful prehensile limbs and poisonous fangs that function as hypodermic needles? (2009-09-08)
... that shoals of Munida gregaria, the gregarious squat lobster, can be up to 5 km (3.1 mi) long? (2022-08-05)
... that mushroom bodies have nothing to do with fungi, but are part of the brain anatomy of arthropods? (2004-03-17)
... that the densely-populated territory of Macau is home to a recently discovered, endemic species of freshwater crab of the genus Nanhaipotamon (pictured)? (2019-08-17)
... that Neocalanus cristatus nauplii feed off their yolks during the 40 days it may take them to ascend to the surface of the sea? (2018-08-07)
... that Neocalanus plumchrus is able to uptake dissolved glucose directly from seawater despite its exoskeleton? (2018-08-09)
... that until the discovery in 1975 of the "living fossil" Neoglyphea inopinata (pictured), glypheoid crustaceans were thought to have been extinct since the Eocene? (2012-01-06)
... that the opossum shrimp Neomysis integer inhabits both low salinity estuaries and high salinity pools on the foreshore? (2014-03-06)
... that the predatory mite Neoseiulus cucumeris can survive and breed while feeding solely on pollen? (2017-04-24)
... that the mite Neotrombicula fujigmo gets its name from the American military acronym "Fuck you, Jack, I got my orders"? (2022-12-20)
... that the estuarine, burrow-dwelling ghost shrimp Neotrypaea californiensis is used as bait, but is sometimes attacked with insecticides because it damages Pacific oyster farms? (2010-06-04)
... that the crab Ocypode cursor (pictured) can be found along the coasts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and eastern Mediterranean Sea, but not in between? (2012-11-27)
... that the venom of a Manchurian scorpion (pictured) contains an anti-epilepsy peptide? (2010-10-29)
... that the springtail Orchesella cincta moults repeatedly throughout its life, with feeding and reproductive phases alternating? (2019-02-22)
... that the split-nose crab was first found at a depth of 500 metres (1,600 ft) in the waters near the Aleutian Islands? (2012-09-16)
... that the African hut tampan can transmit relapsing fever in humans and African swine fever in pigs? (2019-08-27)
... that the black coral barnacle sometimes grows on Plumapathes pennacea? (2017-07-27)
... that the hermit crab Paguristes cadenati can help keep a reef aquarium clean? (2020-09-15)
... that hermit crabs such as Paguristes puncticeps raid octopus middens, both for food and for empty mollusc shells? (2021-01-10)
... that the sea anemone Adamsia palliata growing on the exterior of a gastropod shell inhabited by the hermit crab Pagurus prideaux is capable of enlarging the shell to better accommodate the crab inside? (2011-09-12)
... that, during the breeding season, the male blueband hermit crab (pictured) carries the female around for up to a day? (2011-06-28)
... that Palaemon serratus is the British Isles' largest native shrimp? (2009-02-11)
... that the Cape Verdean spiny lobster Palinurus charlestoni is named after a French fishing boat? (2012-01-27)
... that rock fragments present in the stomach of the brown spiny lobster were probably ingested accidentally? (2015-04-18)
... that the spiny lobster Panulirus homarus is one of the main prey items for the Cape Clawless Otter? (2010-06-11)
... that the longlegged spiny lobster does not breed until it is about five years old? (2015-05-16)
... that the main threat to the Easter Island spiny lobster may be tourists who eat them in restaurants on the island? (2013-03-31)
... that although the spiny lobster Panulirus penicillatus is heavily exploited for food throughout its range, its total population seems relatively unaffected? (2015-08-19)
... that beta males of Paracerceis sculpta mimic females and gamma males mimic juveniles allowing them to mate without the alpha males realising? (2009-05-27)
... that the New Zealand endemic amphipod Paraleptamphopus caeruleus lives in "bog-water on top of Swampy Hill"? (2010-04-18)
... that during the early winter, Paramoera walkeri nearly cover the underside of Antarctic ice sheets? (2017-08-17)
... that the California Bay pea crab is one of only two marine crustaceans to be included on the IUCN Red List of endangered species? (2011-03-04)
... that the extinct millipede Parastemmiulus was the first definite genus in the family Stemmiulidae described from a fossil? (2015-12-06)
... that not only does Paratarsotomus macropalpis run at a speed equivalent to a human running at 1,300 mph (2,092 km/h), it also does so at temperatures lethal to most animals? (2014-05-23)
... that despite being a crustacean, a parasitic copepod found on a flying fish was described as a "gill-worm" by Hans Severin Holten, the Danish naturalist who discovered it? (2018-08-10)
... that the Pentastomida are parasitic invertebrates commonly known as tongue worms because of their resemblance to vertebrate tongues? (2006-01-06)
... that Percnon gibbesi is the most invasive decapod species ever to enter the Mediterranean Sea? (2010-01-14)
... that carcinologist Isabel Pérez Farfante and her family were blacklisted by the Cuban government because her husband refused to travel with Che Guevara? (2012-03-25)
... that if the sun anemone shrimp is separated from its host for 24 hours, it loses its immunity to the sea anemone's stinging cells? (2017-03-04)
... that the tiny green porcelain crab has been recorded at densities of up to 30,000 per square metre (11 square feet) of seabed? (2013-06-18)
... that a flattop crab, when trying to escape from a predator, can cast off limbs as a diversion, with the claws of a cast limb still gripping vigorously after separation? (2011-08-12)
... that an inch-long bristly crab can carry 4000 eggs? (2010-01-14)
... that the porcelain crab Pisidia longicornis (pictured) is sometimes found among mussels and oysters in European fish markets? (2010-09-04)
... that the sea snake barnacle is short-lived because it does not usually survive when its host sheds its skin? (2017-02-26)
... that the genus Platythelphusa represents the only evolutionary radiation of crabs to have occurred in a freshwater lake? (2010-02-08)
... that Poecilostomatoida (pictured) are parasitic crustaceans? (2007-01-27)
... that Pollicipes pollicipes (pictured), a goose barnacle found on rocky shores in the north-east Atlantic Ocean, is a delicacy in Spain where it may fetch up to €90 per kilogram? (2009-02-28)
... that the gooseneck barnacle Pollicipes polymerus (several pictured) will become sterile if there are no others within 20 cm (8 in)? (2012-02-13)
... that Polybius henslowii has more swimming legs than other swimming crabs? (2012-02-17)
... that the blind crustacean Polycheles typhlops preys on fish and on other crustaceans, probably acting as an ambush predator? (2010-01-29)
... that Portunus segnis was one of the earliest Lessepsian migrants to the Mediterranean, being first recorded in 1898 at Port Said? (2022-07-30)
... that crabs of the species Potamon fluviatile may have lived in Rome since before the Romans? (2009-12-17)
... that Praunus flexuosus, the first mysid shrimp ever to be described, may have been transported to North America during World War II? (2011-08-01)
... that in North America the red sauce for prawn cocktail (pictured) includes ketchup and horseradish? (2014-06-29)
... that it is impossible to identify some crayfish species, such as Procambarus natchitochae, without looking at the male reproductive organs or knowing the collection location? (2015-04-10)
... that the shrimp Processa edulis is white during the day and pink at night? (2021-05-01)
... that the male sea spider Propallene longiceps carries fertilized eggs in bracelet-like masses wrapped around his legs? (2020-12-13)
... that the small crustacean Pseudamphithoides incurvaria builds itself a home out of forded sea tumbleweed, a brown seaweed that is distasteful to fish? (2019-05-22)
... that the ant Aphaenogaster amphioceanica (pictured) is in the same amber fossil as six Pseudarmadillo cristatus woodlice? (2014-02-15)
... that Pseudarmadillo tuberculatus was one of two Pseudarmadillo species described in 1984 from fossils in Dominican amber? (2014-02-09)
... that the preferred food of the copepod Pseudocalanus newmani includes diatoms of the genus Thalassiosira, which can be toxic to its young? (2018-08-24)
... that the extinct pseudoscorpion Pseudogarypus synchrotron is named for the synchrotron imaging equipment? (2012-10-17)
... that the graceful kelp crab tends to inhabit the understory rather than the canopy of the kelp forest? (2019-03-19)
... that the purple shore crab has evolved to survive in oxygen-deprived waters? (2023-05-04)
... that the sea anemone Metridium dianthus is parasitised by the sea spider Pycnogonum litorale? (2021-09-18)
... that the U.S. government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that during an outbreak of an itch mite in August 2004, 54 percent of Crawford County, Kansas suffered from bites? (2007-08-21)
... that a pyemotid mite, commonly known as the straw itch mite, has been investigated for use in biological pest control? (2018-09-19)
... that under low relative humidity conditions, protonymph pyroglyphid mites may die, or they may enter a state of diapause until conditions improve? (2018-09-22)
... that the Stumptown scud, a crustacean endemic to the Portland metropolitan area, looks like a "cross between a prawn and a potato bug"? (2017-05-21)
... that Mary J. Rathbun described over 1000 new crustacean taxa, but never attended college, and received a Ph.D. only after she retired? (2010-11-03)
... that the spread of red palm mite (pictured) is the biggest mite explosion ever observed in the Americas? (2009-07-11)
... that Rhipicephalus pulchellus (pictured) is sometimes known by its common name "the zebra tick", both because zebras are one of its main hosts and because of the males' black and white ornamentation? (2017-10-22)
... that the crab hacker barnacle is a parasite of crabs and manipulates its host into caring for its eggs? (2018-02-10)
... that Scolopendra cataracta (pictured), the world's only known amphibious centipede, was discovered by an entomologist on his honeymoon? (2016-07-14)
... that the female garden symphylan stores sperm in its mouth? (2019-10-10)
... that all that remains of the type specimen of the Mediterranean slipper lobster (pictured) is a 16th century watercolour? (2010-01-31)
... that the slipper lobster Scyllarus arctus is less common around Great Britain than the giant squid Architeuthis dux? (2009-02-09)
... that the pygmy locust lobster is too small for fishing? (2010-10-08)
... that sea lice flourishing on salmon farms can spread to nearby wild salmon and devastate their stocks? (2009-11-16)
... that the channeled dog winkle drills into shells of the thatched barnacle (both species pictured) and injects a toxin to gain access to the soft parts? (2019-02-25)
... that male spiders, scorpions and mantids have special strategies to avoid sexual cannibalism? (2007-01-18)
... that temperature and salinity variations produced by ocean tides and freshwater rivers in estuaries make them ideal habitats for studying how these factors affect the growth of shells? (2013-01-17)
... that among the thousands of shrimp and prawn species are mantis shrimps (pictured) which can knock their prey out with powerful punches? (2012-09-01)
... that males of the millipede genus Siphoniulus were unknown until 2003? (2014-04-08)
... that millipedes in the order Sphaerotheriida (pictured) roll up into balls the size of a cherry, a golf ball, or even a baseball when disturbed? (2010-08-01)
... that the large claws of the mantis shrimp Squilla empusa are unfolded rapidly to spear, slash, and immobilise its prey? (2014-05-29)
... that Squilla mantis (pictured) is the only native stomatopod to be fished for on a commercial scale in the Mediterranean Sea? (2007-08-30)
... that the Reverend Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing, who became a strong supporter of Darwinism, was ordained by Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, one of its greatest opponents? (2010-09-23)
... that the flameback coral shrimp is often found in close proximity to the yellow-edged moray eel, suggesting that they may have a cleaning symbiosis? (2021-01-17)
... that the golden coral shrimp cleans fish but is rather more shy than the banded cleaner shrimp? (2012-12-02)
... that the endangered Syncaris pacifica (pictured) uses variable translucency and color changing crypsis for underwater camouflage? (2007-03-19)
... that if the water temperature rises too much, juvenile tri-spine horseshoe crabs bury themselves in the seabed and may become dormant? (2015-09-08)
... that Tanymastix stagnalis is the only species of fairy shrimp to occur in Ireland? (2010-09-18)
... that the copepod Temora longicornis makes daily vertical migrations, spending the day near the seabed and the night near the surface? (2018-05-04)
... that four-eyed harvestmen known as Tetrophthalmi once roamed the Earth? (2014-05-05)
... that Thalassina anomala, a mud lobster found in Indo-Pacific mangrove swamps, is used in Thailand in powdered form or steeped in alcohol as a remedy for asthma? (2007-08-31)
... that the squat shrimp is normally found among the tentacles of a sea anemone? (2012-10-20)
... that endangered arthropods (example pictured) are becoming extinct in such large numbers that many are not catalogued? (2007-02-05)
... that a tick finds a potential host by detecting its breath and body odors, or by sensing its vibrations or changes in temperature? (2017-01-28)
... that the relative rarity of the radiodont Titanokorys (video featured) in Marble Canyon suggests that the deposits in which it was found may represent the outermost edge of its distribution in life? (2022-10-27)
... that the fossil scorpion Tityus apozonalli is named from a Náhuatl word meaning sea foam? (2015-11-19)
... that Trachysalambria curvirostris, one of the most important species of fished prawns, is abundant around Australia but is considered too small to be commercial there? (2012-05-06)
... that until April 2023, when the genus Triassosculda was discovered, the mantis shrimp fossil record contained a gap of more than a hundred million years? (2024-01-04)
... that the clawless lobster Tricarina is known from a single fossil, obtained from an oil well 3,852 m (12,638 ft) below ground in western Iran? (2012-02-11)
... that the woodlouse Trichoniscus pusillus has some populations that reproduce sexually and others that reproduce clonally? (2009-02-22)
... that a species of crab, Tumidotheres maculatus, has been found living on an asteroid? (2011-04-01)
... that the pea crab Tunicotheres moseri lives inside the water-filled chamber of a sea squirt? (2019-06-03)
... that the predatory mite Typhlodromips swirskii is able to control melon thrips on cucumber leaves, but fails to control common blossom thrips on the flowers? (2017-05-09)
... that the extinct buthid scorpion Uintascorpio was first placed in the family Vaejovidae? (2011-11-11)
... that wild populations of the black rock scorpion are depleted due to collecting by the pet trade? (2014-04-23)
... that the inland robust scorpion can move 200–400 times its own weight in sand when building its burrow? (2014-05-22)
... that the bioluminescent crustacean Vargula hilgendorfii, named after Franz Hilgendorf, was used as a light source by Japanese soldiers in World War II? (2010-02-20)
... that Varroa destructor (example pictured), the Varroa mite, is an external parasitic mite that attacks and feeds on honey bees and is one of the most harmful honey-bee pests in the world? (2023-12-10)
... that the shrimp-like 510-million-year-old arthropod Waptia (artist's restoration pictured) was named after two mountains? (2012-01-25)
... that the first president of the World Association of Copepodologists was a veteran of the Polish resistance movement in World War II? (2007-01-23)
... that Yongjiacaris represents the second report of freshwater caridean shrimp from the Mesozoic era? (2010-02-14)
... that the crab Zebrida adamsii lives among the spines of a sea urchin? (2018-11-07)
... that the emperor shrimp likes to hitch a ride on a sea cucumber or a large mollusc? (2021-06-04)
... that up to fifty starfish shrimps have been found living on a single host? (2021-06-19)
... that Darth Vader's anal shield has a "pronounced bell shape"? (2022-04-01)
... that the coral reef crab Zosimus aeneus contains deadly poisonous neurotoxins? (2011-03-04)

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Featured pictures

Carpilius convexus is consuming Heterocentrotus trigonarius in Hawaii
Cercophonius squama
Charles Darwin by Julia Margaret Cameron, c. 1868
Chthamalus stellatus
Crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus)
Dungeness crab face closeup
Eriphia verrucosa male 2009 G5
Liocarcinus depurator
Liocarcinus marmoreus 2
Liocarcinus navigator
Male human head louse
Nototropis falcatus
Pachygrapsus marmoratus 2009 G4
Peacock mite, Tuckerella sp
Periclimenes imperator (Emperor shrimp) on Bohadschia argus (Sea cucumber)
Squilla mantis (l'Ametlla) brighter and quality
Triops-longicaudatus-dorsal-ventral-edit2
Zayapa (Grapsus grapsus), Las Bachas, isla Santa Cruz, islas Galápagos, Ecuador, 2015-07-23, DD 30

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Antarctic krill (2005-07-17)
Coconut crab (2005-02-10)
Charles Darwin (2007-04-19)
Isopoda (2016-09-29)
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Krill (2007-12-08)
Marine shrimp farming (2005-10-12)
Megalograptus (2022-10-17)
Megarachne (2020-03-25)
Millipede (2016-11-10)
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Scorpion (2021-05-31)

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Picture of the day pictures

Carpilius convexus is consuming Heterocentrotus trigonarius in Hawaii (2011-10-25)
Cercophonius squama (2009-06-27)
Chthamalus stellatus (2012-04-02)
Crab (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) (2018-06-02)
Dungeness crab face closeup (2008-10-07)
Eriphia verrucosa male 2009 G5 (2012-12-08)
Liocarcinus depurator (2013-10-05)
Liocarcinus marmoreus 2 (2013-09-24)
Liocarcinus navigator (2013-10-17)
Male human head louse (2014-06-06)
Nototropis falcatus (2020-04-26)
Pachygrapsus marmoratus 2009 G4 (2011-12-28)
Peacock mite, Tuckerella sp (2005-05-18)
Periclimenes imperator (Emperor shrimp) on Bohadschia argus (Sea cucumber) (2012-01-19)
Squilla mantis (l'Ametlla) brighter and quality (2012-03-24)
Triops-longicaudatus-dorsal-ventral-edit2 (2012-11-25)
Zayapa (Grapsus grapsus), Las Bachas, isla Santa Cruz, islas Galápagos, Ecuador, 2015-07-23, DD 30 (2021-05-17)

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