Researchers have found crabs are key predators of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish and could be a hidden link to what ...

Hermit crabs are omnivorous scavengers, eating microscopic mussels and clams, bits of dead animals, and macroalgae. These crustaceans have been misnamed for two reasons: First, they’re not true ...

These slow-moving crabs don’t hunt, preferring to scavenge for dead animal or plant matter, though they may also eat live fish or invertebrates such as other crustaceans. This species is part of ...

In the neighboring Tomales Bay, the European green crab alone has caused a clam harvesting decline of up to 40%. On the East ...

"Crabs are sentient and feel pain. Never boil crabs or any animal alive," she continued. "Howie was old, and this was the natural end to her extraordinarily long life. Thank you to everyone who ...