Have you ever seen a hermit crab or owned one as a pet? These tiny decapod crustaceans are known for their interesting habit of finding shelter. Rather than growing their own protective shell, such as ...

The small crabs are exquisite, seemingly carved from jade. The big ones are monstrous looking. They are nimble and chaotic, and likely under any beach rock in the Gulf of Maine.

Asian shore crabs tend to be more aggressive than their cousins from Europe, and eat shellfish and other small crustaceans too. The combination led to predictable results.

These tiny crustaceans, also known as boxer crabs, use the venomous anenomes to protect themselves from predators and to eat with. They also wave them around while fighting with each other.

How to eat a hairy crab Step 1: Tear off or cut off the crab’s legs and claws. Lee says to first separate the crab’s shell from its body by pulling from either the face or the flap.

It looks as if this juvenile crab got a dye job at the salon – but it’s actually an image taken under ultraviolet light. Tiny crabs at this stage of their life cycle are free-floating. As adults, they ...

Small crabs could be the invisible force controlling crown-of-thorns starfish, according to a new study from multiple Australian research institutes. The paper, published in scientific journal ...

Some of the crabs can eat 20 juveniles a day, whereas fish or triton may eat one adult every few days or per week,” he said. Researchers believe the crabs could be the 'missing link' in starfish ...