Male fiddler crabs are lopsided, with one claw that seems about the right size and one very large claw. As you might expect, one function of the larger claw is to attract females. The males drum with ...

Fiddler crabs in Colombian mangroves swallow microplastics, concentrate them, and break them into smaller fragments during ...

A species of crab has been found to play an "unheralded role" in the breakdown of microplastic particles, according to ...

SYDNEY — In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection is, apparently, prostitution, according to an Australian study published Wednesday. Researchers from The Australian National ...

Supreme fitness is a trait males of many species might show off when searching for a mate. Peacocks display their tails, the more elaborate of which require more energy to grow and carry around. Human ...

The fiddler crab has one small claw and one big ol' one. Why? All the better to woo the lady crabs and throw down with the dude crabs. And this big crab's like, No, check yourself. And this other big ...

Nine years ago, I stood on the muddy banks of the Great Marsh, a salt marsh an hour north of Boston, and pulled a thumb-sized crab with an absurdly large claw out of a burrow. I was looking at a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Male banana fiddler crabs take courting to a new, and pushy, level: The little Australian crab ...

Male fiddler crabs are lopsided, with one claw that seems about the right size and one very large claw. As you might expect, one function of the larger claw is to attract females. The males drum with ...