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09

Apr

Supersized crabs are bad news for seafood lovers The bigger the crabs, the bigger their appetites for delectable oysters.

Supersized crabs are bad news for seafood lovers

The bigger the crabs, the bigger their appetites for delectable oysters.

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18

Jan

Do crabs feel pain? Crabs that are shocked in an area will learn to avoid that area, suggesting they will change their behavior to avoid a painful situation.

Do crabs feel pain?
Crabs that are shocked in an area will learn to avoid that area, suggesting they will change their behavior to avoid a painful situation.

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20

Dec

Progress made in hermit-crab housing crisisA project to save hermit crabs with crowd-sourced, 3-D printed shells has its first major success: Crabs are finally using the man-made shells.

Progress made in hermit-crab housing crisis
A project to save hermit crabs with crowd-sourced, 3-D printed shells has its first major success: Crabs are finally using the man-made shells.

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16

Nov

allcreatures: Red crabs cover a road on Christmas Island, off the north coast of Western Australia, as they start their annual migration from the forest to the coast in order to breed, November 13, 2011. Picture: Sam Ellis

allcreatures:

Red crabs cover a road on Christmas Island, off the north coast of Western Australia, as they start their annual migration from the forest to the coast in order to breed, November 13, 2011. Picture: Sam Ellis

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07

Nov

Can 3-D printing save homeless crabs?Hermit crabs are crafty little crustaceans, but in the face of a life-threatening ‘housing shortage,’ one 3-D printer company says they need our help.

Can 3-D printing save homeless crabs?
Hermit crabs are crafty little crustaceans, but in the face of a life-threatening ‘housing shortage,’ one 3-D printer company says they need our help.

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