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a fossil of an ancient arthropod
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The Lace Crab

Marella splendens was an arthropod that lived during the Cambrian Period. It is the...
Anemone porcelain crabs can avoid predators by not only living in anemones but by willing loosing appendages to avoid infection.
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The Porcelain Crab

Anemone porcelain crabs may look delicate but they have their own sort of armor: a...
The velvet crab's aggressive nature has earned it the nickname devil's crab.
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The Velvet Swimming Crab

Necora puber, also known as the velvet swimming crab, may not be as soft as the...
grains of sand collected from Orient Point, Long Island, NY
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Sand from Orient Point, Long Island, New York

There are different types of beaches and multiple factors that influence the...
10 grains of star shaped sand collected from southern Japan
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Star Sand Grains Collected from Southern Japan

These star-shaped grains of sand, collected from southern Japan, look like...
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