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Why are crustaceans unique?

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Crustaceans are unique because they are protected by a hard exoskeleton. They are the only arthropods with two pairs of antennae. They also have two pairs of maxillae, mandibles, which are like jaws, and have biramous legs, which means they bend in two places.

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