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Blue crab is a highly valued food crab that lives in shallow waters along the Atlantic coast of the United States.

Copepod, KOH puh pod, is the name of a large group of tiny animals that live either in the ocean or in fresh water.

Fiddler crab is the name of a group of small crabs that live along temperate and tropical seacoasts.

Marron is one of the world's largest freshwater crayfish.

Spider crab is the name of members of a family of crabs that look like spiders.

Water flea is the common name of a group of tiny animals that live primarily in freshwater ponds and lakes.

Wood louse, also called sow bug, is a small invertebrate (animal without a backbone) that lives on land.