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Marine Arthropods

Marine Arthropod Videos

Phyla

  • Marine Arthropods: A Successful Design

Animation

  • Marine Arthropod Animation: Body Plan
  • Arthropod Animation: Swiss Army Knife

Behavior

  • Arthropods: Horseshoe Crab
  • Arthropods: Blue Crab Molting

General Info

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Role in Ecosystem

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Climate

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Human Interaction

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Paleontology

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  • Lesson Plan
    Marine Arthropod Adaptations + Engineering Design
    Students explore the diversity and adaptations of marine arthropods through short videos and student centered activities.

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    Factsheet
    Marine Arthropods: An Adaptive Body Plan
    Marine arthropods are the most abundant group of animals in the ocean.

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    Reading
    Marine Arthropods: A Successful Design, The Limbed Creature Advantage
    Whether one rates success in terms of numbers, number of species, range of habitats exploited or simply as a total mass of animal tissue, the limbed creatures clearly have the advantage.

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Creature

Christmas Island Red Crabs

These red crabs make mass migrations on Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean. It’s one of earth’s most spectacular sights, says Sir David Attenborough.

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Christmas Island Crab

Did You Know?

Hydrothermal Vent Crab

This furry crab lives in deep sea hydrothermal vents. There can be as many as 700 ‘yeti’ crabs in just one meter near hydrothermal vents.

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Shape of Life Blog

Marine Arthropods Migrate

Birds do it, amphibians do it, mammals do it, and so do marine arthropods. They all migrate.

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Horshoe Crab