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Dardanus pedunculatus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Diogenidae) with Calliactis (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hormathiidae)
... that the
shrimp
Periclimenes dardanicola
lives on
sea anemones
on the shell of the
hermit crab
Dardanus pedunculatus
(pictured)
, in one of the few associations between two
decapods
?
... that the
mite
Aceria anthocoptes
is a potential
biological control
agent of the invasive
Canada thistle
?
... that the
Philippine
hornet
Vespa luctuosa
has the
most lethal venom by weight
of any known
wasp
species?
... that Canada's
Federated Co-operatives
partnered with
SeaChoice
to promote
sustainable seafood
, like the
spiny lobster
, through its
co-operatives
?
... that
amber
fossils
of
ants
carrying the extinct
mealybug
genus
Electromyrmococcus
represent the oldest record of
symbiosis
between mealybugs and
Acropyga
ants?
... that the
spider
Tetragnatha extensa
can walk on water, where it can move faster than it can on land?