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Spider crabs can regrow their anuses, scientists find

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In experiments, some juvenile spider crabs have been able to regrow amputated body parts. (Image credit: Shutterstock) (opens in a new tab) Spider crabs possess a remarkable, previously unknown ability: they can regrow their rear ends. In a series of experiments, scientists found that juveniles of the spider crab species Litoral pycnogone were able to …

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Crabs aren't the only things evolution continues to do. An expert explains.

Crabs aren’t the only things evolution continues to do. An expert explains.

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Charles Darwin believed that evolution created “the most beautiful infinite forms”. It’s a nice feeling, but it doesn’t explain why evolution keeps making crabs. Scientists have long wondered if there are limits to what evolution can do or if Darwin had the right idea. The truth may lie somewhere in between. While there doesn’t appear …

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