The red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus),displayed on a bed of ice at a seafood market, each labeled with a price tag, and blue protective gloves placed on the ledge of display. Image credit: Shutterstock/Chen Te.

Opinion piece: We need to demystify #invasivorism as a #ManagementStrategy. Marketing #InvasiveSpecies as products won’t save threatened #ecosystems. In PNAS Front Matter: https://ow.ly/lM7R50YGGRi

#biodiversity #EcosystemServices #conservation #RedKingCrab #BlueCrab #AsianCarp #Lionfish

A friend treated me to this little delicacy. On the crab’s claws you can see attached barnacles (family Balanidae) — these are not polyps and not parasites,
#InvertebrateZoology #MarineBiology #SymbioticAssociations #RedKingCrab #MarineLife #OceanLife #SeaCreatures #MarineFauna #Zoology

Missing toes? No problem, I cast the missing parts out of plaster from a loose toe and painted it to match. Fun fact a crab toe is called a Dactyl. 🦀💅 #museum #Ipswich #redkingcrab

he is just a little silly sometimes, but he says 'hello' at least
he is a bit like me 🥺

#seafish #crab #redkingcrab #rendering #artsky #digitalart #painting #digitalpainting #arttrade #wip