This new, updated version of the tree of life tells a different story, and pegs modern insects as closer relatives to sea creatures like lobsters, crabs, and shrimp than centipedes and millipedes. Science Magazine. This simplified evolutionary tree shows the updated place for crustaceans. read more
Crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, shrimp, copepods, and barnacles) and insects are both arthropods, along with the myriapods (millipedes and centipedes) and the chelicerates (spiders, scorpions, sea spiders, and horseshoe crabs). There is debate over whether crustaceans or myriapods are the closest sister group to insects. read more
This new, updated version of the tree of life tells a different story, and pegs modern insects as closer relatives to sea creatures like lobsters, crabs, and shrimp than centipedes and millipedes. This simplified evolutionary tree shows the updated place for crustaceans. read more
The majority of crustaceans are aquatic, living in either marine or freshwater environments, but a few groups have adapted to life on land, such as terrestrial crabs, terrestrial hermit crabs, and woodlice. Marine crustaceans are as ubiquitous in the oceans as insects are on land. read more