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The Atlantic rock crab, aka peekytoe crab, can be found from Iceland to South Carolina, in the United States. These crustaceans dwell at depths of up to 2,600 feet. They face the threat of being outcompeted for food and habitat by the highly invasive green crab. These crabs also face […]

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The Florida stone crab can by found in the western North Atlantic, from Connecticut to Colombia, including Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, Belize, Mexico, Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the East Coast of the United States. These crustaceans face the threats of overfishing, predation (from the common octopus), and even […]

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The snow crab, aka queen crab or spider crab, dwells as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as California. These crustaceans face the threats of overfishing and over harvesting, climate change, that causes warming ocean temperatures, a faster metabolism, and lack of available food. The parasitic […]

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The brown crab, aka edible crab, is found in the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and possibly the Mediterranean Sea. These crabs face the threats of overfishing; diseases, including: pink crab disease, shell disease syndrome, and various viruses; cadmium poisoning, which renders them unsellable due to the poisonous meat; predation, […]

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The red mangrove crab, as you would imagine, dwells in and among mangroves. They are ecologically important as they bury and consume leaf litter. These crustaceans are not currently evaluated by the IUCN, but still face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial […]

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The Atlantic blue crab, aka blue crab or Maryland blue crab, hails from the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, and has been introduced to international waters. These crabs face the threats of overfishing; habitat loss and destruction; climate change, that can lead to severe weather; and microplastics […]

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The crayfish, aka crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, rock lobsters, mudbugs, or yabbies, is a freshwater crustacean that can be found throughout the world; sans Antarctica. These crustaceans can sometimes be considered invasive, as they will tend to take over many habitats. While many crayfish are listed […]

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Making our way down into the ocean depths, it’s the giant isopod! These creatures are related to crustaceans and pill bugs (aka, rollie pollies). They act as oceanic janitors in that they help keep the ocean floor clean by stripping all the meat possible off of fallen carcasses that reach […]

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