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Crustaceans

Usually considered as a subphylum, Crustaceans comprise a group of arthropods including crabs, crayfish, lobsters and shrimp. Most crustaceans are aquatic animals, though some are terrestrial, parasitic and barnacles. Crustaceans have a chitinous exoskeleton, segmented body, and paired jointed limbs.

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What do you use krill for?

Krill oil is one of the best sources of Omega 3 Fatty acid on the planet. There are thousands of studies that show the overall health benefits of Omega 3 to the improvement of almost all diseases from diabetes to arthritis, autism, and high cholesterol. Here is a video that will help explain.

Are crustaceans arthopods?

Insects are Arthropods, but not all Arthropods are insects.

What type of fish do krill's eat?

According to WhaleFacts and National Geographic there are over 85 different species of krill. The type of krill favored by whales is going to vary according to the type of whale and where they feed.

What is an isopod?

an isopod is known as a roly poly

it is a bug that's short,plumply and black

sometimes it will curl up into a round ball

How do krill move?

Krill can use their swimmerets to move around for short distances, they are mostly dependent on ocean currents to cover large distances.

How do barnacles protect themselves?

Barnacles protect themselves by sticking to something sturdy.

What class of animals do trout belong to?

its a osteichthyes or other meaning of osteichthyes is bony fish

What body covering do crayfish have?

Crayfish are crustaceans, and therefore have a shell-like outer covering called an exoskeleton.

Why do normal crabs make bubbles at their mouths?

they blow bubbles because some of them do that just because

How long does it take for a crayfish to lay Its eggs?

It takes about 8 days for a crayfish to lay Its eggs. Once the eggs are laid, they are attached to its body until they hatch.

What bugs are similar to pill bugs?

Yes because they both have eyes, both living insects, bugs, both have legs

Do prawns have feelers?

Prawn's antennae are also called feelers since they help the prawn to help.

Where are the walking legs of crustaceans found?

The crustaceans can be found almost anywhere there is water - salt or fresh. They live in the water in many cases, but lots of varities live on land near water or moisture. There are over 50,000 different "flavors" of these critically important animals. Crustaceans are the shrimp, crab and lobsters, and there are some in places where no other creatures can stand the water because it is too hot, too salty or in some other way less than habitable. Crustaceans are found in deep caves where there is no natural light (and they are blind), in deep oceans where the only source of energy is thermal vents on the ocean floor, and most rivers and streams of any size. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on these amazing critters, which are a subdivision of the arthropods.

Can you eat giant spider crabs?

Yes they do. Spiders are the favorite food of crabs.