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Scientists apparently underestimated the aggression of tiny male fiddler crabs when they deployed a friendly robot version in their territory.

Crab Wave

Wrecked!

Robot Crab Meets Terrible Fate When Its True Nature Is Discovered by Real Crabs

"All members of this group of crabs are hairy to some extent but this one is ridiculous," said Andrew Hosie, an expert at the Western Australia Museum.

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"Very shaggy, surprisingly soft."

Scientists Discover Horrifying Crab That's Covered in "Hair"

Researchers examined 40 hermit crabs off the coast of England and found that they may be "sexually excited" by oleamide, a plastic additive, in the water.

Plastic Fantastic

The university's PR team got ahead of itself.

No, Plastic Pollution Isn't Driving Crabs Into a Sexual Frenzy

A new study has found that the Pacific Ocean's increasingly acidic water is dissolving the shells of newly hatched Dungeness crabs.

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