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Crustaceans will decline along with reefs

A direct correlation between the amount of pre-historic reefs and the population of decapod crustacean species has been observed…
With 16 photoreceptors to humans’ three, mantis shrimp see the bigger picture. DiverKen

Mantis shrimp have the world’s best eyes – but why?

As humans, we experience an amazing world of colour, but what can other animals see? Some see much more than us, but how they use this vision is largely unknown. We see what we see because our eyes have…
Why does the Scottsdale Burrowing Crayfish have a spiny tail? Niall Doran

Australian endangered species: Tasmanian burrowing crayfish

Although few people get the chance to meet one, burrowing crayfish rarely fail to catch the imagination. The idea of a little lobster living in a subterranean labyrinth is strange enough to give burrowing…
Spotted handfish. Bruce Miller/AAP

Australia’s unusual species

Australia has some of the world’s most unusual biological specimens. We have plants that look like animals, animals that look like plants, a fish that looks like a frog, a mole that does not dig tunnels…

Crab claw keeps crustaceans cool

A male fiddler crab’s oversized claw has be found to help it regulate its body temperature Researchers placed crabs under…

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