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Acorn #Barnacles look like little #clams but apparently they're #hermaphroditic #crustaceans -- little #Seattle details

Lobsters and crabs should not be exploited in any way, but there are at least five ways that their exploitation during farming can be considered especially cruel. 🦞🦀 https://veganfta.com/blog/2026/03/17/5-examples-of-the-cruelty-of-lobster-and-crab-farming/ #lobsters #crabs #crustaceans

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨Mar 17

🦀🛡️ In the #ChesapeakeBay, the biggest threat to a young blue crab isn't a hungry #fish – it's another blue crab.

A long-term study explains that while these #crustaceans are notoriously cannibalistic, juveniles have a better chance of surviving if they stick to the ultra-shallow waters of coastal estuaries where bigger #crabs can't easily reach them.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/cannibalism-blue-crabs/

#wildlife #marinebiology #science #ecology #nature #biology #underwater

Blue crabs have a serious cannibalism problem

But growing up can help these famed Chesapeake crustaceans.

Popular Science

Public Domain Image Archive Mar 9

Illustration by Anton Seder, from Das Thier in der Dekorativen Kunst (1896).

Source: The Getty / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/727b2b83-b1f1-4d50-aafc-620fa1db6928

#lobsters #art-nouveau #beasts #sea-life #modernism #ornament #crustaceans #art #publicdomain

Jon Sullivan Mar 4

One of the highlights of my day was when William Harland, a talented ecology undergrad here at #LincolnUniversityNZ, stopped by my office to show me his photos of temnocephalid flatworms. These distinctive squat tentacled flatworms live in colonies on NZ's freshwater crayfish, koura, and eat scraps left over when the koura feed. They apparently cause no bother to the koura.

William found these at Poolburn Reservoir in central Otago.

Amazing!

The photo is CC-BY William Harland: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/341041723
Here are more photos of these crazy flatworms on #iNaturalistNZ: https://inaturalist.nz/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=868829&place_id=6803&preferred_place_id=6803

#invertebrates #flatworms #NaturalHistory #NZ #Freshwater #crayfish #crustaceans #nature #crayfish

Vegan FTA Feb 26

Lobsters are amazing crustaceans who have been sadly exploited by humans for millennia, ignoring how remarkable and fascinating they are. 🦞 👉 Learn more: https://veganfta.com/blog/2026/02/25/lobsters-are-amazing-animals/ #lobster #crustaceans #animal

Brighton Wildlife Feb 20

Woodlouse are #Crustaceans in the #Order Isopoda. They are NOT insects! With slightly under forty species here; it's worth learning to identify species. Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare) seen in #Brighton by @[email protected] has both grey and orange colour forms. #brightonwildlife

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6hzglooptrt5bsqy2oziokoz/post/3mf6em7agms2z

Art History Animalia Jan 27

#TwoForTuesday:
Noserings (w/ #crustaceans)
Mochica (Moche) culture, Peru, Early Intermediate (200-600 CE) / Origin: Huaca Cao Viejo
Bimetallic gold & silver w/ inlaid shell & stone eyes
El Brujo Archaeological Complex EBBME00000-13,20
#IndigenousArt #AndeanArt #PeruvianArt
https://www.elbrujo.pe/catalogo/?paginate=1&cultural=1&material=7&objeto=41