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| | Alaska King Crabs: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game |
 | | King crabs have “tails,” or abdomens, that are distinctive, being fan-shaped and tucked underneath the rear of the shell. |
 | | King crabs are known to eat a wide assortment of marine life including worms, clams, mussels, snails, brittle stars, sea stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, barnacles, crabs, other crustaceans, fish parts, sponges, and algae. |
 | | King crabs are eaten by a wide variety of organisms including but not limited to fishes (Pacific cod, sculpins, halibut, yellowfin sole), octopuses, king crabs (they can be cannibalistic), sea otters, and several new species of nemertean worms, which have been found to eat king crab embryos. |
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