Something ancient still walks the world’s shorelines—creatures with armored shells and spiky tails that seem plucked from the pages of a prehistoric epic. Horseshoe crabs, with their alien appearance and mysterious blue blood, are not the crabs they’re named for, nor are they relics to be ignored. These magnificent survivors date back hundreds of millions ...
Imagine wandering through a tide pool, your eyes tracing the mysterious shapes hidden in the sand and seaweed. Suddenly, a shell moves—not with the gentle push of a wave, but with purposeful intent. It’s not a shell at all, but a crab carrying its home on its back, sometimes flaunting a flamboyant collection of decorations. ...
The ocean is a vast and mysterious world, teeming with life forms that have adapted in fascinating ways over millions of years. Among these adaptations is a peculiar evolutionary trend known as “carcinization.” This term refers to the phenomenon where various species of crustaceans, over time, evolve into crab-like forms. But why does evolution seem ...
