crab

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In Indonesia's Lembeh Strait at night, a tiny crab clings to a drifting jellyfish.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The South Carolina crab shack fried green tomatoes with a ramekin of remoulade.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

And there's a deep-sea hermit crab, living not inside a shell, but a sea star the team can't immediately identify.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Paying roughly $6,500 for an 11-night journey in the Caribbean, he relished spending hours at the spa and having crab legs delivered to his room every afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

“Now put it back in the bucket. Grammy will make some great crab cakes out of it. With extra tartar sauce. You’ll love them.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt