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Generalized crustacean

Simplified scientific illustration of a generalized crustacean as a small aquatic arthropod with a hard segmented exoskeleton and compact armored body. The body is divided into head, thorax, and abdomen, usually with a broad carapace and a curved or laterally compact abdomen ending in a broad tail region with additional appendages. It has two pairs of antennae on the head, small to stalked compound eyes, and multiple pairs of jointed legs, with some appendages possibly modified as grasping limbs or a pair of claws. The shell surface is smooth to slightly glossy. Colored in natural muted tan, reddish-brown, brownish-green, gray, red, or pale blue tones.

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