crabs

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Carl: If he doesn't have us playing like crabs going side to side again for another season and understands that central midfielders don't play right-back then he'll be an improvement that's for sure.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The reality show about fishermen in the Bering Sea returns, as they travel further afield in search of valuable red king crabs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Scientists found seagrass meadows affected by excessive nutrients in the water - caused by sewage, fertilisers, manure and industry wastewater - had far fewer and less variety of small invertebrates like crabs, shrimps and snails.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

"Sideways locomotion may have contributed significantly to the ecological success of true crabs," says senior corresponding author Yuuki Kawabata, Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, Japan.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

We swam near a long, curved section of wall to watch a family of giant crabs picking among five pillars.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda