A robot crab called "Wavy Dave" has helped scientists learn about crab mating behaviors. Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw, which they use to attract females by standing outside their burrow ...
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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Fiddler crabs and many other marine organisms have strong cycles of courtship and larval hatching that are linked with the tidal amplitude cycle.