The yeti crab is a strange species because of its furry appearance. Read here to learn about why these crabs are furry!

Horseshoe crabs face serious danger when they become flipped or stuck, because exposure can quickly turn fatal. This video captures a tense moment in the shallows as one horseshoe crab appears to ...

The field of neuroethology in crabs examines the neural circuits that underpin behaviour, particularly in relation to visual processing and predator avoidance. Research in this area has revealed that ...

Fiddler crabs are renowned for their elaborate courtship displays, which involve both visual and vibrational signals that play crucial roles in mate attraction and intraspecific communication. Males ...

If you have ever looked closely into a rockpool along the UK coastline, you may have been lucky enough to find a tiny hermit crab scuttling about. What you might not realise is that hermit crabs are ...

A robot crab called “Wavy Dave” has helped scientists learn about crab mating behaviours. Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw – which they use to attract females by standing outside their ...

Most crabs only encounter caviar when served together on a seafood platter, but one lucky crustacean in Nebraska snacks on the upscale delicacy as a favored treat. Howie the Crab lives a charmed life ...

Hermit crabs (Paguroidea; Latreille 1802) offer great opportunities to study animal behaviour and physiology. However, the animals’ size and sex cannot be determined when they are inside their shell; ...

Robots, equipped with cameras and disguised as animals, were deployed in the BBC TV series Spies in the Ocean to capture surprising behaviour ...