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wikipediapictures · 7 days

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Copepod

“Copepods of various species. Photos were taken using a Biolam R-11 microscope. For photography, the dark field method was combined with polarization. Thanks to polarizing microscopy, the glow of muscle stripes in the bodies of some crustaceans is visible. Each photo is the result of panoramic shooting and focus stacking.” - via Wikimedia Commons (original description translated from Russian using Google Translate)

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rattyexplores · 1 year

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Simple little isopod friend

Cubaris nigroflava

19/07/22

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animalids · 3 years

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Yellow line arrow crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis)

Photo by jonmcclintock

#yellow line arrow crab #arrow crab #stenorhynchus seticornis #stenorhynchus #stenorhynchinae #inachoididae #majoidea #brachyura #pleocyemata #decapoda #eucarida #eumalacostraca #malacostraca #multicrustacea #crustacea #pancrustacea #arthropoda #panarthropoda #ecdysozoa

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captainswaglord500 · 4 years

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Chuyu

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Crustacea

Superclass: Multicrustacea

Class: Malacostraca

Subclass: Eumalacostraca

Superorder: Eucarida

Order: Xenocarida

Family: Chimerarthropodidae

Genus: Chimeroarthropus

Species: C. domesticus (”domesticated chimerical jointed-foot”)

Information: with a name that means “snatcher” in the Chelonian language, it is easy to see why these creatures were domesticated by them. The Chuyu is a golden retriever-sized crustacean that can breath both in and out of water. Uniquely for a crustacean, it possesses tentacles for grabbing onto prey, as well as a pair of mandibles for chewing on prey. The armor of the Chuyu is tan in color, which allowed its wild ancestors to blend in on the sandy beaches and sea floors of Sortoon. After being exported off world, the Chelonians domesticated the Chuyu, and they currently breed them for both meat and for helping in raids, since the Chuyu is naturally attracted to shiny objects. The Chuyu is, as stated earlier, a carnivore, and primarily feeds on small animals and other marine life. At the end of their tail, they possess two cerci and a long terminal filament like a silverfish. The feathery antennae on its head are incredibly sensitive, and allow it to detect even minor differences in scent, which also makes it a good “bloodhound” of sorts.

#scifi #fantasy #speculative evolution #novella

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wikipediapictures · 20 days

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Copepod

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rattyexplores · 1 year

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Barnacles at home on a Mangrove tree

many people don’t seem to realize that barnacles are a kind of crustacean. Well, you do now.

Why they’ve called a Mangrove tree home, is because they simply look for any sturdy surface to latch onto. Permanently. That’s why they’re often found on man-made structures.

Unidentified, Family Chthamalidae

15/06/22

#Chthamalidae #Barnacles #Chthamaloidea #Balanomorpha #Thoracicalcarea #Thoracica #Normal Barnacles #Cirripedia #Thecostraca #Hexanauplia #Multicrustacea #Crustacea #crustaceans #tidepooling #outside entomology

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rattyexplores · 1 year

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