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Chesapeake Square is a 717,282 square feet (66,637.7 m 2) regional mall in Chesapeake, Virginia, in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The mall has approximately 70 stores, two anchors Cinemark Theatres and Target), several eateries at the mall's food court including 2 restaurants: Big Woody's and Twisted Crab (located at the mall's main entry).
Like other hermit crabs, D. pugilator conceals its soft abdomen inside an empty gastropod mollusc shell; the abdomen is twisted to fit the contours of the shell. The carapace protects the anterior part of the crab and can be up to 11 mm (0.43 in) long; it is squarish in shape, has triangular projections along the front edge, and is clad with hairs on the front two corners.
Apart from its large size, the Japanese spider crab differs from other crabs in a number of ways. The first pleopods of males are unusually twisted, and the larvae appear primitive. [1] The crab is orange with white spots along the legs. [8] It is reported to have a gentle disposition despite its ferocious appearance. [8]
Unlike other crabs, king crabs are more closely related to hermit crabs. Adaptations include their abdomens being twisted to one side, legs hinging backward, plus an ability to walk forward rather than sideways. All deep sea crabs are opportunistic predators and scavengers, responding rapidly to infrequent food opportunities.
The crab was born on June 24, 2015, and died on Feb. 18, 2025. Related: Crab Goes Viral for Surprising Behavior — She Eats Caviar, Wears Hats and Uses Sign Language (Exclusive) Laura Porter
Some crab-shaped species have evolved away from the crab form in a process called decarcinisation. Decarcinisation, or the loss of the crab-like body, has occurred multiple times in both Brachyura and Anomura. [25] [26] However, there are varying degrees of carcinisation and decarcinisation. Thus, not all species can necessarily be distinctly ...
Heikegani (平家蟹, ヘイケガニ, Literal meaning: Heike Crab, Heikeopsis japonica) is a species of crab native to Japan, with a shell that bears a pattern resembling a human face – an example of the phenomenon of pareidolia – which is interpreted to be the face of an angry samurai, hence the nickname samurai crab.
The Diogenidae are a family of hermit crabs, sometimes known as "left-handed hermit crabs" because in contrast to most other hermit crabs, its left chela (claw) is enlarged instead of the right. It comprises 429 extant species, [2] and a further 46 extinct species, [1] making it the second-largest family of marine hermit crabs, after the ...