crustacean
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With a leg span of up to one metre and a body weight of more than 4kg, they are also the world's largest land-dwelling crustacean and are able to climb trees.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Developers have embraced the crustacean and he has become a mascot for Claude Code.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
As insects evolved away from their crustacean ancestors, swimming appendages were progressively simplified and lost.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Since January, I've spent hours on the lobster every day," Gao told AFP, referring to OpenClaw's red crustacean mascot.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
The fiddler crab, that small and picturesque crustacean whose hordes move over mud flats or sand flats like grazing cattle, has no defense against the sprayers.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
This primary production supports a wider food web that includes fish, crustaceans and seals.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
On the small vessel’s deck, a pair of traps containing skittering crustaceans had just been heaved aboard from 25 feet below the water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Jellyfish, worms and crustaceans are among the community of creatures living off the huge spread of carcasses.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Instead, it has proven to be about Appalachian springsnails—and a few other rare or endangered species, including freshwater mussels, fish, and crustaceans.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026
It eats small crustaceans and will attempt to tackle larger prey.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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