Learning about Crustaceans
Description: Crustaceans
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-Differences in the group: This group differs from food, size, and species.
-Ten Facts:
1. Crustaceans are one of the largest groups of animals on the planet.
2. The largest crustacean(Giant spider crab) measures up to 12 feet.
3. The smallest crustacean can be .2 millimeters long.
4. Lobsters have teeth like structures in their stomachs.
5. Some crabs can be a few millimeters up to 4 meters long.
6. Water fleas can be several hundred microns to more than five millimeters.
7. The giant Japanese spider crab is the largest know crustaceans in the world.
8. Barnacles were thought to be mollusks.
9. They have mandibles for eating.
10. an example of a crustacean is a water flea.
- Unique Species: I picked the lobster. The lobster uses sound to word off predators. Lobsters have teeth like structures inside their stomachs. Lobsters continue to grow through out its whole life. Some lobsters can get up to five feet long and up to 36 pounds. The lobsters can live up to 1 to 100 years old. Lobsters generally live for fifty odd years.
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