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Thousands of crabs dyed red American beaches
Oceanography

Thousands of crabs dyed red American beaches

Thousands of small red crabs appear on Orange Beach, Southern California from June 14 to present, causing locals to be anxious and excited, the Washington Post reported…

December 17, 2018
Rare blue lobster has a net in America
Oceanography

Rare blue lobster has a net in America

A man in the US state of Maine caught a rare species of blue lobster, a rare crustacean with a naturally occurring ratio of 1/2 million.

December 17, 2018
Eyes of mantis shrimp
Oceanography

Eyes of mantis shrimp

Limited visibility and color distinction are the advantages that help mantis shrimp save energy when living in a world full of competition in coral reefs.

December 17, 2018
Crustaceans start eating synthetic resin
Oceanography

Crustaceans start eating synthetic resin

At our dining table, sooner or later there will be seafood stuffed with toxic plastic micro-molecules. The diet of marine life has changed.

December 17, 2018
Decoding shrimp phenomenon
Oceanography

Decoding shrimp phenomenon

Microbiologists of the University of Portsmouth (UK) discovered that paramyxean parasites are the culprits that make males turn into females.

December 17, 2018
What is 'monster larva' actually?
Oceanography

What is 'monster larva' actually?

For nearly two centuries, scientists have not found what is known as the 'monster larva' found in the gut of fish, and whether those thick creatures are grown or not. No…

December 17, 2018
10cm shrimp pushes 90kg heavy objects
Oceanography

10cm shrimp pushes 90kg heavy objects

Mantis is a lone predator, which lurks in underwater burrows and uses its claws to kill prey such as molluscs, crabs and other favorite species. In particular, these 10c…

December 17, 2018