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A tiny shrimp snaps its claw in less than 0.01 seconds, around 10,000 times quicker than the blink of a human eye. The movement is so rapid it creates an audible pop above the water and produces bubbles. Males of the species Dulichiella cf. appendiculata are only tiny, roughly the size of a sunflower seed, … Read more
If Lucy’s forecast is correct, winter in Nova Scotia will continue for another six weeks. The sun is shining yet the air is chilly and the ground is dusted with snow. Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer checking my phone’s weather app to relying on the forecasting skills of a lobster. Like Punxsutawney Phil, the … Read more
Insects today have wings because their primitive crustacean ancestors moved to land about 300 million years ago, a new study has revealed. The wings originally evolved from a random outgrowth or ‘lobe’ on the legs of the crustacean ancestors, US researchers claim. Sections of the crustacean’s leg were gradually pushed back into its body to support … Read more
World’s oldest sperm is discovered inside a female crustacean that mated and was then trapped in amber 100 million years ago By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 09:15 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 09:15 BST, 16 September 2020 Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the oldest fossilised animal sperm from around 100 … Read more
Sad but true: Tiny worm-like creature that lives surrounded by metal balls in the depths of the northern Pacific is named after the band Metallica The worm-like creature – called Macrostylis metallicola – is up to 6.5mm long It lives around 15,000 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean Was named after the band … Read more
Stunning video shows microscopic vampire parasites feeding on a tiny crustacean from the INSIDE OUT An independent scientist captures award-winning footage of a parasite attack The video shows a small crustacean called a copepod being attacked The parasite enters the host through a wound and feeds on its cytoplasm The footage was honored in the … Read more
Stunning video shows microscopic vampire parasites feeding on a tiny crustacean from the INSIDE OUT An independent scientist captures award-winning footage of a parasite attack The video shows a small crustacean called a copepod being attacked The parasite enters the host through a wound and feeds on its cytoplasm The footage was honored in the … Read more