There are some pretty large animals in the world. Giraffes are notable for their long necks, and whales for their sheer size, but have you ever seen the biggest crab in the world? Coconut crabs are ...
Researchers have provided new insights into the evolutionary origin of sideways walking in crabs. Their study, published ...
Did you know that terrestrial hermit crabs socialize with each other? According to a recent study at the University of California at Berkeley, researchers discovered that hermit crabs congregate ...
Victoria Watson-Zink, Ph.D. '22, studies the reproductive biology and developmental processes of terrestrial crabs. (Courtesy photo) Victoria Watson-Zink, Ph.D. ’22, a postdoctoral evolutionary marine ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A remarkably preserved crab trapped in amber is forcing ...
Researchers have provided new insights into the evolutionary origin of sideways walking in crabs. Their study, published today as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife, presents the largest comparative dataset ...