crabs
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Similar respiratory structures are still found in aquatic chelicerates such as horseshoe crabs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Of the 1.3 million schoolchildren evacuated from cities to the countryside, Mr. Scott writes, many “resorted to eating grasshoppers, snakes, and stream crabs as well as tooth-cleaning powder, paint, and crayons.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
During the 2015-16 season, for instance, Dungeness crabs off the coast of California were infected by a harmful algal bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia, which causes domoic acid poisoning in crabs, fish, birds and marine mammals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Sales of guitarfish, crabs and other species help pay school fees and household expenses.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Dad, his shirt soaked with sweat, brought home some of the crabs he’d caught that day for dinner, and Mom steamed them in a big silver kettle on the stove.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
