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Crustacean Conundrums and Krabby Lore
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Across
- 1. Blue copper-based pigment often found in marine arthropods
- 2. Bird study oddly linked by etymology to claw-bearing species
- 4. Specialized appendage used for grasping in decapods
- 6. Bony plate akin to carapace in other species
- 10. Gill-bearing lateral lobes characteristic of certain crustaceans
- 12. Remnants left behind after exoskeleton shedding
- 13. Order defined by a ten-legged structure
- 15. Exoskeletal shield providing crustacean protection
Down
- 3. Cold oceanic glow sometimes displayed by marine crustaceans
- 5. Periodical shedding process of the exoskeleton
- 7. Family notorious for toxic crab members
- 8. Class encompassing shrimp, crabs, and their hard-shelled kin
- 9. Walking legs numbering five pairs in decapods
- 11. Evolutionary history tracing krabby lineage
- 14. Crustacean limb bearing the formidable claw
- 16. Posterior body segment sometimes obscured by broad shield
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