crabs
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It is now recognized as the earliest known chelicerate, a group that includes spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
At the dimly lit town market, a few hundred metres from the jetty, the stalls are still well stocked with fish, shrimp and blue crabs.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
You can’t even hunt the massive coconut crabs because they are a protected species.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
So instead of getting swept away by the narrative, I just settled in to enjoy the details: hammerhead sharks twisted into pickaxes, ships that scuttle like crabs, the drama of an underwater scream: “Guh-glurrgggh!”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
Been a bumper crop of crabs these past couple weeks, but it’s only because the crabs are on the move now, before winter sets in.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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