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Everything May Be Evolving Into Crabs, But Their Sideways Walking Only Emerged OnceCrabs migrating sideways walking across a road

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Everything May Be Evolving Into Crabs, But Their Sideways Walking Only Emerged OnceCrabs migrating sideways walking across a road
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Everything May Be Evolving Into Crabs, But Their Sideways Walking Only Emerged Once

clock-iconApril 23, 2026

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Millions Of Red Crabs Make A Perilous Migration Each Year On Christmas Islanda large group of red crabs moving down a path on Christmas Island

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Millions Of Red Crabs Make A Perilous Migration Each Year On Christmas Islanda large group of red crabs moving down a path on Christmas Island
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Millions Of Red Crabs Make A Perilous Migration Each Year On Christmas Island

clock-iconApril 15, 2026

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What Do Blue Crabs, Spotted Salamanders, And Birds Have In Common? They’ve Got Some Of Nature’s Weirdest Eggsassassin bug eggs looking like a coffee-flavored blancmange

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What Do Blue Crabs, Spotted Salamanders, And Birds Have In Common? They’ve Got Some Of Nature’s Weirdest Eggsassassin bug eggs looking like a coffee-flavored blancmange
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What Do Blue Crabs, Spotted Salamanders, And Birds Have In Common? They’ve Got Some Of Nature’s Weirdest Eggs

clock-iconMarch 22, 2026

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Why Does Evolution Turn Everything Into Crabs?A colorful pink crab on a sand beach in Australia

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Why Does Evolution Turn Everything Into Crabs?A colorful pink crab on a sand beach in Australia
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Why Does Evolution Turn Everything Into Crabs?

clock-iconDecember 10, 2025
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New Species Of Tiny Glowing Lanternshark And Ghost-Like Crab Discovered In Deep SeaA tiny white pearly porcelin crab on a black background. The image shows two photos on take from the top of the crab and one of the crabs underside.

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New Species Of Tiny Glowing Lanternshark And Ghost-Like Crab Discovered In Deep SeaA tiny white pearly porcelin crab on a black background. The image shows two photos on take from the top of the crab and one of the crabs underside.
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New Species Of Tiny Glowing Lanternshark And Ghost-Like Crab Discovered In Deep Sea

clock-iconOctober 7, 2025
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Do Crab-Eating Foxes Actually Eat Crabs?Crab-eating fox walking across grassy area

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Do Crab-Eating Foxes Actually Eat Crabs?Crab-eating fox walking across grassy area
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Do Crab-Eating Foxes Actually Eat Crabs?

clock-iconAugust 15, 2025
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Oh No, Wavy Dave! Robot Crustacean Waves At Fiddler Crabs For Science, Has A Bad Timea waving robot fiddler crab getting dismantled by a real fiddler crab

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Oh No, Wavy Dave! Robot Crustacean Waves At Fiddler Crabs For Science, Has A Bad Timea waving robot fiddler crab getting dismantled by a real fiddler crab
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Oh No, Wavy Dave! Robot Crustacean Waves At Fiddler Crabs For Science, Has A Bad Time

clock-iconAugust 5, 2025
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Adorable Boxer Crabs Filmed "Cloning" Their Living Anemone Gloves For The First TimeA boxer crab mother uses anemones to protect her and her 1000 eggs from predation .

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Adorable Boxer Crabs Filmed "Cloning" Their Living Anemone Gloves For The First TimeA boxer crab mother uses anemones to protect her and her 1000 eggs from predation .
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Adorable Boxer Crabs Filmed "Cloning" Their Living Anemone Gloves For The First Time

clock-iconJuly 28, 2025
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Watch An Adorable Little Crab Hitch A Ride On A Mosaic Jellyfish Through The Gulf Of ThailandA small brown and orange crab on top of a pale pink textured jellyfish.

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Watch An Adorable Little Crab Hitch A Ride On A Mosaic Jellyfish Through The Gulf Of ThailandA small brown and orange crab on top of a pale pink textured jellyfish.
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Watch An Adorable Little Crab Hitch A Ride On A Mosaic Jellyfish Through The Gulf Of Thailand

clock-iconJuly 28, 2025
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Fancy Crab Becomes The First Known Animal To Wear “Nature’s Headlamps” On Its Faceface band crab with brightly coloured band between its eyes

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Fancy Crab Becomes The First Known Animal To Wear “Nature’s Headlamps” On Its Faceface band crab with brightly coloured band between its eyes
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Fancy Crab Becomes The First Known Animal To Wear “Nature’s Headlamps” On Its Face

clock-iconMay 26, 2025
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“A Perfect Invader” Is Taking Over The Ocean – 185,000 Eggs At A Timean invasive green crab on the seabed

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“A Perfect Invader” Is Taking Over The Ocean – 185,000 Eggs At A Timean invasive green crab on the seabed
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“A Perfect Invader” Is Taking Over The Ocean – 185,000 Eggs At A Time

clock-iconFebruary 3, 2025
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Watch A Baby King Crab Steal Your Heart, One Adorable Spike At A TimeVery spike bright orange crab baby with a crazy hair do of spines and two black pinprick eyes. Sat on a purple gloved hand.

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Watch A Baby King Crab Steal Your Heart, One Adorable Spike At A TimeVery spike bright orange crab baby with a crazy hair do of spines and two black pinprick eyes. Sat on a purple gloved hand.
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Watch A Baby King Crab Steal Your Heart, One Adorable Spike At A Time

clock-iconJanuary 13, 2025
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"Extraordinary Power Of Natural Selection": Convergent Evolution Found In Hundreds Of Stick Insect SpeciesA stick insect hanging onto a branch.

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"Extraordinary Power Of Natural Selection": Convergent Evolution Found In Hundreds Of Stick Insect SpeciesA stick insect hanging onto a branch.
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"Extraordinary Power Of Natural Selection": Convergent Evolution Found In Hundreds Of Stick Insect Species

clock-iconDecember 31, 2024
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Say Hi To “Strawberry Claws”, A New Hermit Crab Species With Fabulous Red PincersSpecimen of Strawberry Claws, a pale orange hermit crab with red legs and red spotted claws in a pointed shell sitting on a bed of sand

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Say Hi To “Strawberry Claws”, A New Hermit Crab Species With Fabulous Red PincersSpecimen of Strawberry Claws, a pale orange hermit crab with red legs and red spotted claws in a pointed shell sitting on a bed of sand
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Say Hi To “Strawberry Claws”, A New Hermit Crab Species With Fabulous Red Pincers

clock-iconNovember 8, 2024
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Move Over Joro Spiders, Now Furry-Clawed "Mitten Crabs" Are Invading New Yorklarge brown crab with darker brown furry "mittens" covering it's claws

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Move Over Joro Spiders, Now Furry-Clawed "Mitten Crabs" Are Invading New Yorklarge brown crab with darker brown furry "mittens" covering it's claws
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Move Over Joro Spiders, Now Furry-Clawed "Mitten Crabs" Are Invading New York

clock-iconJune 12, 2024
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