and engage in battles with other crabs. They also use them in mating displays and territorial disputes. A closeup shot of a Coconut crab (Birgus latro, robber crab or palm thief). Image via ...

These include seasonal bans on harvesting egg-carrying crabs, restrictions on trawling and certain kinds of fishing gear, and the establishment of crab banks, where egg-bearing females are ...

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A group of Swedish researchers have found that crabs feel pain and that their responses to uncomfortable stimuli are not simply reflex actions. Previous observational studies indicated that ...

The egotistical crab makes up for this believed weakness by wrapping himself in everything shining because he aspires to be more than a "bottom feeder." Tamatoa and Moana. Source: Screengrab from the ...

The Bay Area’s Dungeness crab season is facing yet another delay ... normally would be brimming with more than 500 Dungeness crabs, but this year they’re empty. Instead, the restaurant ...

The Bay Area’s Dungeness crab season is facing yet another delay. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has postponed the start of the commercial season until a least December 31 ...

You can usually see pubic lice by looking closely, or you may need to use a magnifying glass. Pubic lice are tan or whitish-gray, and they look like tiny crabs. They get darker when they’re full of ...