Anomura are close enough :)
October 23, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Anomura are close enough :)
I say Brachyura and Anomura are the scope. I don't personally add Xiphosura but I don't kick them out either
October 23, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I say Brachyura and Anomura are the scope. I don't personally add Xiphosura but I don't kick them out either
Shivam Tiwari’s paper “A new deep‐sea munidopsid squat lobster of the genus Leiogalathea Baba, 1969 (Decapoda: Anomura) from the southeastern Arabian Sea, India” is in volume 3, article number 6 of Discover Oceans
It can be found here: doi.org/10.1007/s442...
It can be found here: doi.org/10.1007/s442...
October 28, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Shivam Tiwari’s paper “A new deep‐sea munidopsid squat lobster of the genus Leiogalathea Baba, 1969 (Decapoda: Anomura) from the southeastern Arabian Sea, India” is in volume 3, article number 6 of Discover Oceans
It can be found here: doi.org/10.1007/s442...
It can be found here: doi.org/10.1007/s442...
Not to rain on a popular science meme, but I get the impression ppl use “carcinization” to mean “de novo convergence from distant clades” rather than the reality of “three groups of Anomura decapods lost their pleons (tails)”
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A comprehensive and integrative reconstruction of evolutionary history for Anomura (Crustacea: Decapoda) - BMC Ecology and Evolution
Background The infraorder Anomura has long captivated the attention of evolutionary biologists due to its impressive morphological diversity and ecological adaptations. To date, 2500 extant species ha...
link.springer.com
October 12, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Not to rain on a popular science meme, but I get the impression ppl use “carcinization” to mean “de novo convergence from distant clades” rather than the reality of “three groups of Anomura decapods lost their pleons (tails)”
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🦞 Report on the Crustacea (Brachyura and Anomura) collected by the North Pacific exploring expedition, 1853-1856
City of Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1907.
[Source]
City of Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1907.
[Source]
October 7, 2026 at 8:23 AM
🦞 Report on the Crustacea (Brachyura and Anomura) collected by the North Pacific exploring expedition, 1853-1856
City of Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1907.
[Source]
City of Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1907.
[Source]
This is perhaps my best photo ever, and thematic for Team Anomura
Time to bring out the big guns: this hermit crab was on the cover of a scientific journal 🥰🦀🦑
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
September 24, 2026 at 11:57 PM
This is perhaps my best photo ever, and thematic for Team Anomura
palmendiebe gehören nicht zu den krabben (brachyura) sondern zu den mittelkrebsen (anomura)
September 9, 2026 at 9:49 AM
palmendiebe gehören nicht zu den krabben (brachyura) sondern zu den mittelkrebsen (anomura)
You're totally right. 3 pairs of legs = Anomura, false crabs 🦀
August 31, 2026 at 11:35 PM
You're totally right. 3 pairs of legs = Anomura, false crabs 🦀
Me: Man wouldn't be a decapod crustacean, either the Brachyura or various groups within the closely related Anomura, characterized by having a heavily armored shell, tail segments concealed under the body, the ability to run sideways, and the habit of hiding in rocky crevices
Crab Man: Hold my beer
Crab Man: Hold my beer
August 27, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Me: Man wouldn't be a decapod crustacean, either the Brachyura or various groups within the closely related Anomura, characterized by having a heavily armored shell, tail segments concealed under the body, the ability to run sideways, and the habit of hiding in rocky crevices
Crab Man: Hold my beer
Crab Man: Hold my beer
Een heremietkreeft is geen echte krab en ook geen echte kreeft.
Het is een aparte tienpotige kreeftachtige die hoort bij de groep Anomura (onvolstaartigen), wat een middengroep is tussen krabben en kreeften in.
Het is een aparte tienpotige kreeftachtige die hoort bij de groep Anomura (onvolstaartigen), wat een middengroep is tussen krabben en kreeften in.
August 15, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Een heremietkreeft is geen echte krab en ook geen echte kreeft.
Het is een aparte tienpotige kreeftachtige die hoort bij de groep Anomura (onvolstaartigen), wat een middengroep is tussen krabben en kreeften in.
Het is een aparte tienpotige kreeftachtige die hoort bij de groep Anomura (onvolstaartigen), wat een middengroep is tussen krabben en kreeften in.
the Anomura are a mess of 'hermit crabs' and other semi crabby critters
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomura
apparently even King Crabs are evolved hermit crabs and we also get Yeti Crabs and giant hermit crabs that said the hell with finding big enough shells and they climb trees and eat coconuts! 4/4
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomura
apparently even King Crabs are evolved hermit crabs and we also get Yeti Crabs and giant hermit crabs that said the hell with finding big enough shells and they climb trees and eat coconuts! 4/4
Anomura - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
the Anomura are a mess of 'hermit crabs' and other semi crabby critters
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomura
apparently even King Crabs are evolved hermit crabs and we also get Yeti Crabs and giant hermit crabs that said the hell with finding big enough shells and they climb trees and eat coconuts! 4/4
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomura
apparently even King Crabs are evolved hermit crabs and we also get Yeti Crabs and giant hermit crabs that said the hell with finding big enough shells and they climb trees and eat coconuts! 4/4
Uma das coisas mais lindas do mundo pra mim é que o caranguejo-real não é um caranguejo "de verdade" (e sim outro anomura carcinizado).
Portanto, pode-se dizer que o caranguejo-real não é um caranguejo real.
Portanto, pode-se dizer que o caranguejo-real não é um caranguejo real.
a group of crabs are swimming in the water next to a starfish and a blue glove .
ALT: a group of crabs are swimming in the water next to a starfish and a blue glove .
media.tenor.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Uma das coisas mais lindas do mundo pra mim é que o caranguejo-real não é um caranguejo "de verdade" (e sim outro anomura carcinizado).
Portanto, pode-se dizer que o caranguejo-real não é um caranguejo real.
Portanto, pode-se dizer que o caranguejo-real não é um caranguejo real.
Hermit crabs do more than fight over shells—they split the menu, too!
Stable isotope analysis revealed distinct isotopic niches among 4 coexisting species in Ubatuba Bay. Even generalists have their own tastes.
[🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Ecology #StableIsotopes #MarineBiology
Stable isotope analysis revealed distinct isotopic niches among 4 coexisting species in Ubatuba Bay. Even generalists have their own tastes.
[🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Ecology #StableIsotopes #MarineBiology
Isotopic niche analysis of sympatric hermit crabs (Decapoda: Anomura) reveals different trends among generalist consumers - Hydrobiologia
Hermit crabs are generalist consumers capable of obtaining food from various sources, showing resource overlap within and among species. In this study, we used stable isotopes of carbon (δ13C) and nit...
link.springer.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hermit crabs do more than fight over shells—they split the menu, too!
Stable isotope analysis revealed distinct isotopic niches among 4 coexisting species in Ubatuba Bay. Even generalists have their own tastes.
[🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Ecology #StableIsotopes #MarineBiology
Stable isotope analysis revealed distinct isotopic niches among 4 coexisting species in Ubatuba Bay. Even generalists have their own tastes.
[🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Ecology #StableIsotopes #MarineBiology
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June 20, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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I plan to release Anomura as open source (though I will be using a fork of it in a commercial app as well).
February 6, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I plan to release Anomura as open source (though I will be using a fork of it in a commercial app as well).
Anomura is a local-first, agentic AI.
Runs on your own machine.
Uses your own models.
Keeps its mouth shut.
No cloud dependency by default. No “trust us bro” data handling.
Runs on your own machine.
Uses your own models.
Keeps its mouth shut.
No cloud dependency by default. No “trust us bro” data handling.
February 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Anomura is a local-first, agentic AI.
Runs on your own machine.
Uses your own models.
Keeps its mouth shut.
No cloud dependency by default. No “trust us bro” data handling.
Runs on your own machine.
Uses your own models.
Keeps its mouth shut.
No cloud dependency by default. No “trust us bro” data handling.
The key phrase here “The internet might have you believe that the crab body plan is the ultimate end-goal of evolution for all animals, but this is not quite true. Thus far, it has been limited to decapod crustaceans, and particularly the infraorder Anomura.”
researchoutreach.org/blog/carcini...
researchoutreach.org/blog/carcini...
Carcinisation – what’s so special about crabs?
Are crabs − and carcinisation − the ultimate pinnacle of evolution for all animal life? Or is it all thanks to convergent evolution?
researchoutreach.org
June 9, 2024 at 6:39 PM
The key phrase here “The internet might have you believe that the crab body plan is the ultimate end-goal of evolution for all animals, but this is not quite true. Thus far, it has been limited to decapod crustaceans, and particularly the infraorder Anomura.”
researchoutreach.org/blog/carcini...
researchoutreach.org/blog/carcini...
🦀 #CienciaCuriosa los cangrejos “verdaderos” (Brachyura) y los “falsos” (Anomura) no solo difieren en especie… ¡los “falsos” tienen más diversidad en la forma de su caparazón! La morfología refleja estilos de vida distintos, más allá del número de especies. 🌊🔬
September 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🦀 #CienciaCuriosa los cangrejos “verdaderos” (Brachyura) y los “falsos” (Anomura) no solo difieren en especie… ¡los “falsos” tienen más diversidad en la forma de su caparazón! La morfología refleja estilos de vida distintos, más allá del número de especies. 🌊🔬
Brachyura (Raninoida) trying to look like Anomura (Hippoidea)…
February 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Brachyura (Raninoida) trying to look like Anomura (Hippoidea)…
Things have a habit of evolving to look like crabs, so there is the infraorder for true crabs called brachyura while king crabs come from the infraorder anomura, which is for false crabs.
Can the general public tell false crabs from true crabs easily? Not really because they're basically the same 2/
Can the general public tell false crabs from true crabs easily? Not really because they're basically the same 2/
August 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Things have a habit of evolving to look like crabs, so there is the infraorder for true crabs called brachyura while king crabs come from the infraorder anomura, which is for false crabs.
Can the general public tell false crabs from true crabs easily? Not really because they're basically the same 2/
Can the general public tell false crabs from true crabs easily? Not really because they're basically the same 2/
My Hermit Crab girl is named "Koeno Moora"
Coenobita (Koeno): A Genus of Terrestrial Hermit Crabs
Anomura (Moora): A Group of decapod crustaceans including Hermit Crabs.
Her name is basically "Hermit Crab"
Coenobita (Koeno): A Genus of Terrestrial Hermit Crabs
Anomura (Moora): A Group of decapod crustaceans including Hermit Crabs.
Her name is basically "Hermit Crab"
May 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My Hermit Crab girl is named "Koeno Moora"
Coenobita (Koeno): A Genus of Terrestrial Hermit Crabs
Anomura (Moora): A Group of decapod crustaceans including Hermit Crabs.
Her name is basically "Hermit Crab"
Coenobita (Koeno): A Genus of Terrestrial Hermit Crabs
Anomura (Moora): A Group of decapod crustaceans including Hermit Crabs.
Her name is basically "Hermit Crab"
February 20, 2026 at 10:05 PM
you: describing the lifetime of a single exhalation, in such detail that it traces the full arc of human history
me: she anomura on my brachyura til I crab
me: she anomura on my brachyura til I crab
April 26, 2024 at 7:54 PM
you: describing the lifetime of a single exhalation, in such detail that it traces the full arc of human history
me: she anomura on my brachyura til I crab
me: she anomura on my brachyura til I crab