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Italy tries to eat itself out of a blue crab invasion

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Atlantic blue crab named for its vivid blue claws - was introduced accidentally to Italian waters.

Species originates from the eastern coast of North America but is thriving in its new home.

The crab is so hungry that they are cheap to buy much cheaper than native crabs.

Restaurants across Italy are finding new ways to use blue crab in their menus.

Blue crabs have caused 100 million euros of damage to the fishing industry in Italy .

They have been in the Adriatic , in small numbers, since the 1940s .

Authorities believe the recent explosion in their population is linked to climate change and warming seas.

Italian authorities have woken up to the threat posed by the voracious killers.

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