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Invasive Chinese mitten crab — capable of climbing over 13-foot-high structures — spotted in Pacific Northwest
A commercial fisherman caught a highly invasive Chinese mitten crab in the Lower Columbia River, Oregon wildlife officials ...
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The Crabs That Carry Their Homes—And Sometimes Decorate Them
Imagine wandering through a tide pool, your eyes tracing the mysterious shapes hidden in the sand and seaweed. Suddenly, a ...
A Chinese mitten crab was caught in the Columbia River. Here’s how to spot the prohibited species
It's the first confirmed Pacific Northwest sighting of the crab that caused significant ecological damage in the San ...
First confirmed Pacific Northwest sighting of invasive Chinese mitten crab
Lower Columbia River near Tongue Point in Oregon. This sits just south of the Washington border. What does a Chinese mitten ...
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Tiny creatures that turn ‘flame-like red’ are a new species in South China Sea
Divers and a remotely operated vehicle collected several specimens, which were later revealed to be a new species of crab, according to an April 8 study published in the peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys.
Rare creature — with feathers of ‘fire’ — captured on trail camera in Malaysia. See it
Recently, a trail camera set up in a Malaysia reserve captured one of the rare, colorful creatures during surveys, according to a study published March 26 in the peer-reviewed Journal of Threatened ...
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Rare creature — with feathers of ‘fire’ — captured on trail camera in Malaysia. See it
From the shapeless bulbous blobfish to the white, fuzzy-armed yeti crab, some animals live up to their name. The same is true for the Malay Crestless Fireback. Males of the pheasant species ...