Ever wonder where those claws came from? You can thank your nearest stone crab for his sacrifice. Also, Indian and St. Johns ...

Generally, blue, snow, and Dungeness crabs have a similar salty-sweet flavor, but differences in taste will occur based on ...

Angela Sayre, the founder of Crustacean Plantation, shared a video of a hermit crab changing shells in Florida to help raise awareness about shell shortages.

For the first time, a study led by University of Oxford researchers has listened in to the fascinating courtship displays of ...

NPR science podcast Short Wave brings us the stories of how Fiddler crabs drum their mating songs into the sand, growing chicken nuggets in the lab, and a drug like LSD -- without the trip.

The male European fiddler crab attracts his mate by performing a courtship dance. New research published in the Journal of ...

Fiddler crab mating relies on seismic signals to court females. These specialized vibrations reflect their size and strength.

Once happy with the placement, the hermit crab gingerly scoots itself out of its brown-striped shell and reveals the lower half of its body, which is usually hidden away. Unlike the crab's exposed ...

Something ancient still walks the world’s shorelines—creatures with armored shells and spiky tails that seem plucked from the ...

The experts recorded cuttlefish targeting crabs and noticed a striking display that seems to distract the prey’s motion-detection system. They introduced a high-contrast moving pattern that travels ...