- ... that the crab Dyspanopeus sayi (pictured) may have lived in the Venetian Lagoon for 15 years before it was discovered?
- ... that the long-nosed spider crab, Libinia dubia, disguises itself by sticking bits of unpalatable seaweed and invertebrates on its carapace?
- ... that colour markings, considered rare among fossil crabs, have been found on Avitelmessus?
- ... that the sea anemone Calliactis tricolor is often attached to shells occupied by the hermit crabs Dardanus venosus and Clibanarius vittatus?