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Scyllarides latus, the
Mediterranean slipper lobster, is a
species of
slipper lobster found in the
Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern
Atlantic Ocean. It is edible and highly regarded as food, but is now rare over much of its range due to
overfishing.
S. latus can grow to a total body length about 45 centimetres (18 in), although rarely more than 30 cm (12 in). An individual may weigh as much as 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb). As in all slipper lobsters, the second pair of
antennae are enlarged and flattened into "
shovels" or "
flippers". They have no
claws, and rely on
camouflaged and their tough exoskeleton for protection. They are
nocturnal, emerging from caves and other shelters during the night to feed on
molluscs.
As well as being eaten by humans, S. latus is also preyed upon by a variety of bony fish. Its closest relative is S. herklotsii, which occurs off the Atlantic coast of West Africa; other species of Scyllarides occur in the western Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific. The larvae and young animals are largely unknown.
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Myrmecia (bulldog ants, bull ants, inch ants, sergeant ants, jumper ants or Jack jumper ants) is a genus of ants. They can grow to over 40 mm (1.6 in) long, and almost all of the approximately 90 species are endemic to Australia.