Explores a range of crustacean creatures--including crabs, shrimp, and lobsters--and the unique adaptations they have made to survive, such as giant crabs that can regrow their legs, and lobsters that sometimes turn to cannibalism when they cannot get anything else to eat. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Curious about crustaceans -- Crazy crabs -- Lobster cannibals! -- Weird woodlouse -- Menacing mantis shrimp -- Strange skeleton shrimp -- Bizarre barnacles -- Eerie isopods -- Odd copepods -- Unusual ostracods -- Crucial crustaceans.