oval carapaces blend in with the rocks on the ocean floor. Those round shells and long legs give Japanese spider crabs an arachnid-like look, hence their common name. These animals also have ...
Giant isopods look like monstrously sized woodlice and can live in the deep ... They are scavengers and would eat any of the falling marine snow and what's enveloped within it - so things like crab ...
The coastal areas are where humans have the most direct impact on the ocean's resources. Coconut crabs are the largest land crabs, but they begin life in the sea. The adults can weigh up to four ...