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The life of a boxer crab is pretty stressful if you think about it. Could you ever relax if a pesky stranger was trying to steal your precious sea anemones? Not surprisingly, it didn't take long for this species' famous brawls to catch the eyes of researchers, who discovered the crabs actually "clone" their anemones after each fight.

If you're the patient type, read their full peer-reviewed research here.

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