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David Pescovitz / 2:26 pm Tue, Jul 16, 2019

Florida homes invaded by scurrying onslaught of land crabs

Endless casts of land crabs have invaded a neighborhood in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Apparently heavy rains have driven the crustaceans to seek shelter in people's homes. Groceries have reported a run on butter. (OK, that last part isn't true.) Read the rest

David Pescovitz / 7:10 am Wed, Aug 26, 2015

New species of Crayfish named after Edward Snowden

Scientists named this newly-identified species of Indonesian crayfish Cherax snowden, after Edward Snowden. Read the rest

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