Globecrab

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Globecrab
(Staphylocaris globus)
Main image of Globecrab
Species is extinct.
15/101, gamma ray burst
Information
CreatorKingAcer Other
Week/Generation13/89
HabitatFlisch Beach
Size1 m Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietHerbivore (Globerope)
RespirationActive (Microlungs)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual (Lays a brood of small, soft, snail-like eggs in a hole in the moist sand on the beaches.)
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Clade
Superclass
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes (info)
Thoracocephalia
Coluripoda
Ossicancer
Entomocarcinia (info)
Chelaticimecia
Staphylocaridae
Staphylocaris
Staphylocaris globus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The globecrab has replaced its ancestor on Flisch beach. The globecrabs' body has adapted to look like a globerope; when they sense danger, they will dig in their legs so they will look like a normal Globerope and will be harder to find for predators. They no longer use their pincers to crush prey as they only eat globerope, but they still use them to dig in the sand. The shell has gotten harder so stumpworm suckers can't pierce it and the tail globes are hollow so it doesn't get too heavy to carry around.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
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    Turret Krugg (class Entomocarcinia)