A tiny shrimp snaps its claw in less than 0.01 seconds, around 10,000 times quicker than the blink of a human eye. The movement is so rapid it creates an audible pop above the water and produces bubbles. Males of the species Dulichiella cf. appendiculata are only tiny, roughly the size of a sunflower seed, … Read more
If Lucy’s forecast is correct, winter in Nova Scotia will continue for another six weeks. The sun is shining yet the air is chilly and the ground is dusted with snow. Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer checking my phone’s weather app to relying on the forecasting skills of a lobster. Like Punxsutawney Phil, the … Read more
Insects’ wings evolved from a random outgrowth or ‘lobe’ on the legs of one of their crustacean ancestors that moved to land about 300 million years ago, a new study has revealed. US researchers claim sections of the crustacean’s leg were gradually pushed back and fused into its body to support its weight when it … Read more
Insects today have wings because their primitive crustacean ancestors moved to land about 300 million years ago, a new study has revealed. The wings originally evolved from a random outgrowth or ‘lobe’ on the legs of the crustacean ancestors, US researchers claim. Sections of the crustacean’s leg were gradually pushed back into its body to support … Read more
World’s oldest sperm is discovered inside a female crustacean that mated and was then trapped in amber 100 million years ago By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 09:15 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 09:15 BST, 16 September 2020 Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the oldest fossilised animal sperm from around 100 … Read more