The humble horseshoe crab, an ancient species crawling seafloors since before the dawn of the dinosaurs, was durable enough ...

A new species of crab smaller than a thumbnail has been discovered in Hong Kong. The micro crustacean has been named Haberma Tingkok after the city's Tingkok area, which is thought to be the crab's ...

The coral comes with a sting, protecting the crab from potential predators such as octopus, other larger crabs and sea creatures Igawa, Kato The hermit crab species has bright red legs and gleaming ...

Researchers have discovered a colourful new species of freshwater crab, which is also the first of an entirely new genus – the taxonomic rank above species – hiding in plain sight in a Chinese pet ...

A highly invasive crab species capable of scaling 13-foot concrete barriers has been spotted for the first time in the Pacific Northwest, as wildlife officials warn of potential ecological and ...

SCIENTISTS have discovered a creepy new type of crab that disguises itself in hair scraped from other sea creatures. Despite their menacing appearance, the "fluffy" beasts actually use it as a ...

Crabs are often seen as familiar ocean creatures, but some species are far stranger than most people realize. This video ...

Ghatiana Dwivarna - New Crab Species: New Crab Species named Ghatiana Dwivarna has been discovered from Yellapur taluk of Uttara Kannada in Karnataka. Dwivarna is the 75th crab species to be found in ...

A highly invasive species of crab — capable of climbing over 13-foot-high concrete structures — has been spotted in the Pacific Northwest for the first time, wildlife officials said. A commercial ...

"Meet the Mitten Crab, an invasive species native to East Asia that has found its way into New York waters," New York's Department of Environmental Conservation said Hauke-Christian Dittrich/picture ...

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