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Come to the light: Marine Institute researcher studying snow crab vision and attraction to phosphorescent pot netting
When some people go fishing, they might try to think like a fish in order to be better at catching it. For Colin Frank, it’s ...
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Novel amphibious panoramic artificial vision inspired by fiddler crab eye. (IMAGE)
Researchers from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in Korea have developed, in a new study, an artificial vision system modeled after the fiddler crab eye structure, which is suitable ...
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The Curious Case of the Yeti Crab: A Furry Denizen of the Deep
The Yeti crab’s adaptations go beyond its furry coat. It lacks eyes, relying on other senses to navigate the darkness. Its ...
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Letters to the Editor: You know who welcomes a shorter Dungeness crab season? The crabs
It may be inconvenient to recognize that crabs are sentient, remarkable animals, but we now know they are, and we must look at them with fresh eyes. The world no longer has a thriving “lamp ...
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Lawsuit Demands Maryland’s Crucial Horseshoe Crab Death, Injury Data
Horseshoe crabs are brown, body-armored arthropods with 10 eyes and a long, spiked tail. Despite their intimidating appearance, they are completely harmless to humans. Each spring along the Atlantic ...