#decapocember

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Decapocember Day 14: Know your Decapods!

Available as a print, just in time for holiday gift-giving!

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December is for Decapods!

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On the first day of Crabmas, my best friend gave to me:

A crab from prehistory (Callichimaera perplexa)

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Decapocember Day 4: The infraorder Anomura is full of decapods called crabs that aren't actually crabs (brachyurans are true crabs). Carcinization led to many of them becoming crab-shaped. One feature common in anomurans is that two of their appendages are significantly smaller than the others, making them look like they have eight limbs.

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Ghost shrimp, ghost crab, and ghost lobster, ready to haunt the local fish market or Red Lobster

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This year was challenging in expected and surprising ways. Here's to another year of drawing angels, animals, and assorted weird things!

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CRUST-aceans: Stone Crab

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Decapocember Day 7: Brachyuran crabs can be found in the ocean, in freshwater, or on land. They are characterized by a pair of pincers up front and very short abdomens that are usually tucked under the thorax.

(No one knows what infraorder Cheese belongs to)