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Hermit Crabs Form Orderly Queue as Roomy Shell Comes on the Market
One roomy whelk shell turned up at low tide, and by the afternoon eleven hermit crabs had lined up by size and moved house in under a minute.
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The Shrimp Whose Punch Boils the Water
The mantis shrimp swings its club so fast that the water in front of it boils into bubbles, and their collapse adds extra damage and tiny flashes of light.
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Seagull Declares Chip Shop a Protected Site
The designation covers the pavement, the low wall, the bin, and a strip of air above the doorway that the gull describes as historically significant.
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Sea Otter Announces Recall of Entire Pebble Collection
Four stones, three chipped, and one otter with extremely firm opinions about what should and should not be used to open a clam.
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The Real Nemo's Dad Would Have Become His Mom
Every clownfish starts adult life as a male, and when the female who rules an anemone disappears, her partner turns into a female and takes her place, so in a real reef Marlin would have become Nemo's mum.
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Sharks Are Older Than Trees
Shark-like scales go back about 450 million years. The oldest known forest grew about 385 million years ago.
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Octopuses Have Three Hearts and Blue Blood
Two hearts serve the gills, one serves the body, and that one stops when the octopus jets away.