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Why Do Animals Keep Evolving into Crabs? | Scientific American

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Crablike bodies are so evolutionarily favorable that they’ve evolved at least five different times

June 1, 2023 3 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm Why Do Animals Keep Evolving into Crabs? Crablike bodies are so evolutionarily favorable that they've evolved at least five different times By Laurel Hamers & LiveScience Crabs have flat, rounded bodies and a tail that's folded under the body. Pakhnyushchyy/Getty Images A flat, rounded shell. A tail that's folded under the body. This is what a crab looks like, and apparently what peak performance might look like - at least according to evolution . A crab-like body plan has evolved at least five separate times among decapod crustaceans, a group

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