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 ...

Either way, a steady diet can assist certain crab species in growing to incredible sizes. The biggest crab in the world, the Japanese spider crab, is capable of achieving a leg span of more than ...

Freshwater aeglid crabs, particularly those belonging to the genus Aegla, are unique crustaceans endemic to southern South America. These crabs are primarily found in the river basins of Brazil ...

Almost a quarter of freshwater animals, including crabs, crayfish ... endangered or critically endangered. The largest number of freshwater animals that are under threat are in Lake Titicaca ...

A fisherman in Cambodia made a groundbreaking catch on June 13, 2022, by reeling in a giant freshwater stingray weighing 661 pounds. This remarkable find, near Koh Preah island on the Mekong River, ...

Citation: The world's second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia's longest river—we're bringing it back (2025, January 26) retrieved 26 January 2025 from https://phys.org ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature warns that nearly a quarter of freshwater species face extinction. Thousands of fish, crab, and dragonfly species could disappear in the coming decades ...

Nick Whiterod works for the Goyder Institute for Water Research, Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) Research Centre, which is funded by the national government to deliver research in ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and ...

Kaluga caviar is derived from the Kaluga sturgeon, a freshwater fish closely related to the beluga sturgeon. Native to the Amur River in Russia and China, the Kaluga sturgeon is one of the largest ...

The assessment found that crabs, crayfish and shrimps face the highest extinction risk of the groups studied, with 30% under threat, followed by 26% of freshwater fish species, and 16% of ...