Crustaceans
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There's Just One Thing Stopping Killer Shrimp from Wreaking Even More Havoc
By Tommy Leung published
Alien species become invasive when their introduction to an ecosystem ends up causing ecological disruption in their new home.
Gigantic Cambrian Shrimplike Creature Unearthed in Greenland
By Tia Ghose published
A 520-million-year-old sea creature has been unearthed in Greenland. The ancient Cambrian organism used its comblike appendages to rake the seas for tiny shrimplike foods,
Shrilk: Bug-Inspired 'Plastic' Made from Shrimp Shells
By Jim Parks, Clayton Ashley published
Aggressive Mantis Shrimp Sees Color Like No Other
By Stephanie Pappas published
No other animal senses color like the colorful mantis shrimp, which uses 12 receptors to quickly detect colors in its reef environment. The crustacean's eye works like a satellite sensor.
In Photos: Mantis Shrimp Show Off Googly Eyes
By Jeanna Bryner published
The colorful crustaceans have super vision of sorts, sporting 12 different types of photoreceptors when four to seven are all that is needed.
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