crabs

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The long shutdown put some fishermen out of work and led others to turn to catching crabs or other fish to make a living.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

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

According to the authors, sideways walking may represent a rare evolutionary innovation seen mainly in true crabs, and possibly in a few other groups like crab spiders and leafhopper nymphs.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

And he was sure that before he drowned at the bottom of that great river, he was going to be crawled over by dozens and dozens of horrible crabs.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat