When you think about crabs, you probably picture an angry little creature shuffling sideways while pinching its claws in the air. However, these sideways walks are not the only form of movement of ...

The sargassum swimming crab is a remarkable pelagic crustacean that thrives among the drifting mats of seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Though primarily associated with ...

Over 100 million red crabs make their way from the rainforest to the ocean each year, though this year's population is expected to skyrocket even higher. OMG, that's so many crabs! I was so focused on ...

Crabs have a habit of evolving to live away from the ocean. The crustaceans have clambered out of the sea and made homes in land-based habitats between seven and 17 different times since they arose ...

Californians love their Dungeness crab, especially at the Thanksgiving dinner table. And historically there has been enough to go around, but this has changed in the last few years as a conflict has ...

Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from the ocean around Alaska in recent years, and scientists now say they know why: Warmer ocean temperatures likely caused them to starve to death. The finding ...

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CLIMATEWIRE | New research has revealed an unexpected consequence of climate change. Some crabs are losing their sense of smell. As more carbon dioxide seeps into the ocean and the water becomes more ...

Sargassum swimming crabs live in floating seaweed in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico (renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America). They are camouflaged and small but aggressive ...