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First Venomous Crustacean Found

Posted October 23, 2013 2:09 PM

From BBC News - Science & Environment:

Experts have found the first venomous crustacean - a centipede-like creature that lives in underwater caves.

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10/23/2013 4:08 PM

Attack of the Army Helmets....

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10/24/2013 7:02 AM

I thought crabs were venomous... they can give you an arsenic...


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10/24/2013 9:15 AM

Very interesting! I suspect this discovery will spark a great deal of thought.
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10/24/2013 11:30 AM

Another article on these curious creatures.

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10/24/2013 11:36 AM

On a lark, I did a Google search on venomous shrimp. It seems that this other crustacean also has venom. I wonder if the differentiation is venom used for predation.

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