tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post7136959840504175649..comments2023-11-03T02:16:06.338-07:00Comments on Ugly Overload: Covered with BarnaclesRaging Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-12848751449200703442008-10-20T18:58:00.000-07:002008-10-20T18:58:00.000-07:00Stupid barnacles! They're either on a crab's ass, ...Stupid barnacles! They're either on a crab's ass, or getting crabs from promiscuous sex, or shooting up in a Greyhound bathroom. No amount of education can get through to these nitwits. I say, 'Good day!'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-23590521262992154392008-10-20T17:00:00.000-07:002008-10-20T17:00:00.000-07:00If you're squeamish, you might not want to read ab...If you're squeamish, you might not want to read about another crab/barnacle relationship where the parasitic Sacculina barnacle invades the crab's body and literally takes over its mind and body.<BR/>http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=53<BR/>http://www.hku.hk/ecology/porcupine/por23/23-invertebrates.htm#index5Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-81565674817799933322008-10-20T16:59:00.000-07:002008-10-20T16:59:00.000-07:00Hmm, I totally didn't know that barnacles were cru...Hmm, I totally didn't know that barnacles were crustaceans! I love learning something new! :-)<BR/><BR/>--TwoDragonsDenita TwoDragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122913786289906059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-91915720927722053252008-10-20T16:38:00.000-07:002008-10-20T16:38:00.000-07:00Actually, I'm pretty sure that's a Hemigrapsus. C...Actually, I'm pretty sure that's a Hemigrapsus. Can't tell from this angle if it's oregonensis or nudus, but it's not a green.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593023928199476527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-88791164633893198502008-10-20T09:31:00.000-07:002008-10-20T09:31:00.000-07:00Decapods (crabs, lobsters, shrimp etc.) usually ha...Decapods (crabs, lobsters, shrimp etc.) usually have five pairs of legs, but they are only a small subset of crustacean diversity albeit the most familiar subset. Krill, copepods, amphipods, ostracods and isopods (e.g. woodlice, slaters, rolly-pollies) are just a few of the other more familiar, non-decapod groups.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293693723899837239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-38972652508958285962008-10-20T07:36:00.000-07:002008-10-20T07:36:00.000-07:00Huh. I didn't know either. I thought they taught u...Huh. I didn't know either. I thought they taught us in school that crustaceans had five pairs of legs...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-48936960532279136252008-10-20T07:12:00.000-07:002008-10-20T07:12:00.000-07:00The first one is a beautiful closeup shotThe first one is a beautiful closeup shotAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354988177818684597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-34388454374921778582008-10-19T18:05:00.000-07:002008-10-19T18:05:00.000-07:00Looks like a green crab to me. Non-native, they ar...Looks like a green crab to me. Non-native, they are an unwelcome addition to the West coast's fauna. They make great bait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-1639941377660338242008-10-19T09:04:00.000-07:002008-10-19T09:04:00.000-07:00Sheesh, talk about persistent hitchhikers...Sheesh, talk about persistent hitchhikers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com