These are squat lobsters. They are not technically lobsters but are called that because common names are silly. Like many aquatic animals, they don’t have any innate fear of humans, only of large shapes and quick motions. This is how you interact properly with harmless invertebrates- you put yourself in a position where they can approach, and, once they touch you, you can touch back.
Horseshoe crabs can lay between 60,000 to 120,000 eggs. These eggs are laid in the sand or mud in batches of a few thousand at a time, and take 2 weeks to hatch. Many are eaten by seabirds while incubating.
Horseshoe crabs can lay between 60,000 to 120,000 eggs. These eggs are laid in the sand or mud in batches of a few thousand at a time, and take 2 weeks to hatch. Many are eaten by seabirds while incubating.
extremely dumb concept: xenocarcinisation. we discover independently evolved life on an alien planet and most of their lifeforms are bizarre and mostly unfamiliar but there’s one or two ocean-dwelling species that look like pretty good facsimiles of regular ol’ earth crabs. every time. every time we find some uniquely developed source of multicellular life we keep findin crabs. they’re just such a good shape to evolve into. imagine crabs scattered across the universe.
Some crabs are equipped with small paddles on their hindlegs for swimming around in midwater. They generally also have a flat body to make them more hydrodynamic.
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