It"s International Left-Handers Day, so why are we showing this horned ghost crab whose right claw is noticeably larger than its left? Well, we"re calling this crab a lefty because while its beefy right pincher is useful for grappling with other crabs, it uses its left claw for precision work like bringing food to its mouth, as a human southpaw does. (Though to be fair, it"s never been observed which claw these crabs use for writing or playing golf.)
Fight for your lefts
Today in History
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African bush elephants in Namibia
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Taking the forest to the cloud
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Alaska moose
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Cloudy with a chance of enlightenment
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The Bazaruto Archipelago of Mozambique
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Miravet, Catalonia, Spain
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Central Highlands of Vietnam
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Of moles and liquid nitrogen
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San Blas Islands, Panama
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Giant kelp in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
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Did they forget to fly south?
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Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
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Patriot Day
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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D-Day remembered
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Halo around the sun
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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We have liftoff!
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The stylish Spanish shawl
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Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
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Wild lupines
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Welcome to California
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A crush in Lavaux
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International Day of Mangrove Conservation
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World Giraffe Day
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World Turtle Day
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Why do elephants hide in trees?
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Bormio, Lombardy, Italy
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