A fact from Petrolisthes eriomerus appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 August 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that a flattop crab, when trying to escape from a predator, can cast off limbs as a diversion, with the claws of a cast limb still gripping vigorously after separation?
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