crabs

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Today, chelicerates include more than 120,000 species, from spiders and scorpions to mites, 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

One tourist there told us he marked it "on a beach with no satellites, no signs of human life, complete darkness and countless crabs".

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

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

I was still at the crab house, but bored with lack of crabs to watch and pack, when suddenly the light from the doorway was blocked.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson