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... that the shrimp Periclimenes dardanicola lives on sea anemones on the shell of the hermit crab Dardanus pedunculatus (pictured), in one of the few associations between two decapods?
... that the mite Aceria anthocoptes is a potential biological control agent of the invasive Canada thistle?
... that the Philippine hornet Vespa luctuosa has the most lethal venom by weight of any known wasp species?
... that Canada's Federated Co-operatives partnered with SeaChoice to promote sustainable seafood, like the spiny lobster, through its co-operatives?
... that amber fossils of ants carrying the extinct mealybug genus Electromyrmococcus represent the oldest record of symbiosis between mealybugs and Acropyga ants?
... that the spider Tetragnatha extensa can walk on water, where it can move faster than it can on land?