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

You can’t even hunt the massive coconut crabs because they are a protected species.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

They also found many arthropods -- a family that includes modern-day crabs and insects -- including spiny, stalk-eyed creatures called radiodonts which were the apex predator of the time.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

The eight-armed cephalopods eat shellfish such as lobster, crabs and scallops so the Wildlife Trusts warn that if population numbers remain high, both fishing and eating habits may have to change.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Dicey felt like following her—she could imagine how those crabs felt, and she had had that feeling herself at times—but she wasn’t going to back down before those eyes.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt