Meet the largest land-dwelling anthropoid: the coconut crab. This unique creature has developed some remarkable features and adaptations to survive in its terrestrial environment. It’s a genuinely ...

Sand Crab (hermit crab that runs over the white sand on a beach in the Maldives.) Coconut crab walk on the sand beach in the night time The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a species of terrestrial ...

Crabs are one of the oldest inhabitants on Earth and are a result of millions of years of evolution from different animals.

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From California comes the story of native species defending our shores from pillaging green crabs introduced from Europe. Destroying native crab hatcheries, hunting juvenile salmon, and leveling ...

MONTEREY, Calif. (KGO) -- When we first met the hungry otters of Elkhorn Slough last year, they were chowing down on a species of burrowing crabs blamed for destabilizing the shoreline.

A new study examining stick and leaf insect species has found evidence ... including porcelain crabs, hairy stone crabs, and coconut crabs. This particular form of convergent evolution has spawned ...

But that does not mean you will be seeing a giraffe turning into a crab anytime soon, or humans. An evolutionary biologist at Harvard University, Joanna Wolfe, Ph.D., conducted research in Okinawa, ...

This popular coconut water brand didn't quite pass our taste test. Which brand is it? We'll give you a hint, you can find it everywhere.

The blue crab species Discoplax celeste is only found on Christmas Island. It is one of more than 20 species of land crab on the island. With more than 150 million red crabs on Christmas Island ...

Crab is one of the most popular seafood items globally, prized for its tender texture and sweet flavor. Among the thousands of crab species, only a select few are consumed, with species like the ...