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Invasive "furry"-clawed crabs that terrorize fishermen have been found in New York
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Just days ago, invasive Joro spiders sent New Yorkers into a frenzy amid news that the large arachnids that can soar with the winds are headed for the Big Apple. Now, there's another critter causing a stir that has "furry" mittens for claws and is known to terrorize fishermen while tearing up coastlines.
New York's Department of Environmental Conservation said last week that they found mitten crabs in the state's Nissequogue River over the winter, news that they said, "was anything but crabulous." More recently, the agency, the creatures have have been found in the Hudson River and Long Island Sound.
"These crabs move between brackish and marine waters and have the potential to disrupt local ecosystems by out competing native marine life," the department said in its June 5 Facebook post.
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