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Startling male crabs carrying eggs and the strange 'transition' process
Male blue crabs lose their reproductive function and develop ovarian tissue due to a notoriously cruel parasite.
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Male blue crabs lose their reproductive function and develop ovarian tissue due to a notoriously cruel parasite.
When infected with parasites, these host species are often controlled to the point of losing control, sometimes to death.
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