crabs
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They are related to spiders, scorpions, and horseshoe crabs, but unlike their land-dwelling relatives, they remained entirely marine.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
Police found more than 5,000 live crabs inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
It was particularly damaging for these fishermen because Dungeness crabs tend to be their most lucrative catch of the year, making the shellfish, Jardine said, a kind of “gilded trap.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Increasing numbers of octopus may offer a new market for fishermen, for example, but can hit populations of crabs, lobster, scallops and other shellfish on which they prey.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Pinmei gave a small shriek of surprise, but the sound was lost as the guards yelped and clattered, waving their arms like crabs about to be dropped in a pot.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
