(CNN) -- New research suggests that crabs not only suffer pain but that they retain a memory of it. No thanks for the memories: The scientific study applied mild electric shocks to hermit crabs to determine if they could 'feel' pain. The study, which was carried out by Professor Bob Elwood and Mirjam Appel from the School of Biological Sciences at Queen's University, Belfast, looked at the reactions of hermit crabs to small electric shocks. It was published in the journal "Animal Behaviour." Professor Elwood, whose previous work showed that prawns endure pain, said his research highlighted the need to investigate the treatment of crustaceans used in food industries.
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New research from Queen's University says crabs feel and remember pain
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Tests carried out on hermit crabs in shells that were given mild electric shocks
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Author of study says crustaceans should be treated with same care as vertebrates
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