Crustacean

American Lobster

American Lobster

The American lobster is the heaviest crustacean in the world; the record lobster, caught in Nova Scotia, weighed about 20 kg.

Antarctic Krill

Antarctic Krill

Antarctic krill may make up one of the largest total biomasses of any wild animal species, hundreds of millions of tonnes, and they support almost all larger Southern Ocean life.

Christmas Island Red Crab

Christmas Island Red Crab

Each year, tens of millions of red crabs march from the forest to the sea to breed, covering roads, beaches and even houses in red.

Coconut Crab

Coconut Crab

The coconut crab is the largest land-living invertebrate, and its claws can exert a pinching force greater than that of most other animals.

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

The peacock mantis shrimp punches with a club that accelerates like a bullet, striking so fast that the water around it briefly boils and flashes with light.