Zoopedia: Triops

This November we have been looking at Lazarus taxons and ‘Living Fossils’, and this week we’re looking at a genus who looks so prehistoric they’re nicknamed ‘dinosaur shrimp’. This genus is Triops, a horseshoe-crab looking animal who can trace their origins to the Triassic. Taxonomy and Evolution As we’ve mentioned above Triops is a genus

Zoopedia: Japanese spider crab

Welcome back to 2023’s Month of Horror and we’re beginning this post with a bit of a story. As a young child my grandparents took me to the SeaLife Centre in Scarborough because of my love of animals. Young me and my younger brother saw a monster and became terrified so my grandparents had to

Zoopedia: European Spiny Lobster

The European spiny lobster goes by many names including the Mediterranean red lobster, the common spiny lobster, crayfish, crawfish, and langouste depending on where you are. These lobsters are well known in Europe for their appealing taste making them a delicacy across Europe. Taxonomy and Evolution European spiny lobsters, Palinurus elephas, belong to a staggeringly

Zoopedia: Halloween Hermit Crab

We’re in the last full week of 2022’s Month of Horror, so let’s look at an animal which literally has Halloween in its name: the Halloween hermit crab. Despite its name, the Halloween hermit crab is quite a cute little crab is a helpful little crustacean and are popular for aquarium owners. Taxonomy and Evolution