Hairy crabs! Shell swaps! Carcinization! Will we all evolve to be crabs? What’s with having one giant claw? Why would a crab stab you? Adam Wall, a carcinologist at the Natural History Museum of LA covers all of this and more in this thrilling conclusion of our two-part episode on crabs. Also: did the Little Mermaid get it right, and does Adam enjoy being interviewed? Listen to the end to find out.
And if you missed Part 1, listen here). Part 1 covers: Claw hands! Beady eyes! Pinching forces that could crack your skull! The tiniest to the most hauntingly giant crabs, discovering new species, crabs that are NOT crabs, sea monkeys, hairy crabs, hermit crabs, crab dongs, crab butts, crab butters, the secret history of secret Maryland spices, Amelia Earhart rumors, giant invasive crabs in Norway, behind the scenes Hollywood crabs, and so much more.
View Adam’s papers on ResearchGate)
Find him barely ever posting on Twitter)
A donation went to NHM.org)’s Marine Biodiversity Center)’s fairy shrimp research
Consider a $5 or $10 birthday donation to SkypeAScientist.com)
More episode sources and links)
Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes)
Other episodes you may enjoy: Teuthology (SQUIDS)), Teuthological Ludology (ACTUAL SQUID GAMES)), Phallology (PENISES)), Scorpiology (SCORPIONS)), Pectinidology (SCALLOPS)), Echinology (SEA URCHINS & SAND DOLLARS)), Scatology (POOP)), Biomineralogy (SHELLS)), Oceanology (OCEANS)), Lutrinology (OTTERS)), Conotoxinology (CONE SNAIL VENOM)), Cheloniology (SEA TURTLES)), Cnidariology (CORAL))
Sponsors of Ologies)
Transcripts and bleeped episodes)
Become a patron of Ologies) for as little as a buck a month
OlogiesMerch.com) has hats, shirts, stickers, totes!
Follow @Ologies on Twitter) and Instagram)
Follow @AlieWard on Twitter) and Instagram)
Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions)
Transcripts by Aveline Malek
Website by Kelly R. Dwyer)
Theme song by Nick Thorburn
