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Tag: crustacean

Barnacles as a Forensic Tool
Book Review Human impacts

Barnacles as a Forensic Tool

Barnacles are among the first organisms to colonize hard marine substrates. This means they quickly settle on rocks, ships, or…
December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Constance Sartor
Mazes aren’t just for mice: European shore crabs exhibit spatial learning
Behavior

Mazes aren’t just for mice: European shore crabs exhibit spatial learning

Mazes aren’t just for mice, although a scientific literature search for maze learning might lead you to think so. In…
November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Julia Zeh
Marine Halloween: Crabs Dress Up To Trick-or-Treat
Biology

Marine Halloween: Crabs Dress Up To Trick-or-Treat

Dressing up is a Halloween tradition. In the ocean, some animals 'dress up' to trick their predators or go unnoticed…
October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 Megan Chen
Behavior Biology Ecology Natural History

Costume Age: some crabs are too young to start dressing up

Well, it’s that time of year again where hoards of costumed kids roam the streets in search of candy. While…
October 26, 2016 Gordon Ober

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