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#crustacean — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. #Crustaceans at Elberry Cove included European Edible Crab (Cancer pagurus), Rockpool Prawn (Palaemon elegans) & Northern Acorn Barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides). Also a lovely Snakelocks Anemone (Anemonia viridis). #UKWildlife #UKNature #MarineLife #crustacean #crab #nature #wildlife #crabs #invert

  2. Absolutely massive, lobster-like signal crayfish in the river Misbourne. These species were brought to the UK from North America to be farmed, but have escaped into the wild & infiltrated some of the UK’s wild rivers, where they are pushing out the smaller native species from their habitats.

    #wildlife #crayfish #buckinghamshire #ukrivers #crustaceans #crustacean #conservation #chilternhills

  3. In honor of California's new official crustacean, we present to you the illustrious #DungenessCrab, beautifully rendered by Fiorella Ikeue 🦀

    In case you hadn't heard, "California has officially designated three new state symbols, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. The state now recognizes the #Dungeness crab as its official crustacean, the banana slug as its official slug, and the black abalone as its official seashell."

    You can find this particular crab in our new puzzle from Oakland Puzzle Company 🧩
    oaklandpuzzle.com/products/und

    Learn more about California's new state symbols from the San Francisco Chronicle: sfchronicle.com/california/art

    #baywildlife #crab #crabbing #californiawildlife #crustacean

  4. How brachyuran #crabs survive in highly acidic areas near shallow-water #HydrothermalVents phys.org/news/2023-01-brachyur

    Cellular mechanisms underlying extraordinary sulfide tolerance in a #crustacean #holobiont from hydrothermal vents royalsocietypublishing.org/doi

    The crabs have unique gills able to oxidize the #sulfide to #thiosulfate and to bind it to #hypotaurine, generating #thiotaurine. #Bacteria living in the gills absorb the thiotaurine—they use it as an energy source and make it even less #toxic.