When a nondescript, brownish crab was hand-caught in the Willamette River in November 2025, it raised the alarm at the Oregon ...

Scientists have discovered a creepy new type of crab that disguises itself in hair scraped from other sea creatures. Despite their menacing appearance, the “fluffy” beasts actually use it as a ...

"Meet the Mitten Crab, an invasive species native to East Asia that has found its way into New York waters," New York's Department of Environmental Conservation said Hauke-Christian Dittrich/picture ...

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the University of the Ryukyus has recently identified and described a bizarre new genus and species of xanthid crab found in ...

Animals can evolve separately but end up evolving toward other species, too, or even spontaneously evolve the same characteristics in totally separate groups. Birds and bats can both fly using ...

A highly invasive species of crab — capable of climbing over 13-foot-high concrete structures — has been spotted in the Pacific Northwest for the first time, wildlife officials said. A commercial ...

When the spring high tides strike, tens of thousands of horseshoe crabs descend on the Delaware Bay to spawn. (Steph Yin/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would ...

“Horseshoe crabs have saved countless human lives, and now New Yorkers are returning the favor,” said Will Harlan, a senior ...

The article Environmental Advocates Celebrate Passage Of Horseshoe Crab Protection Legislation appeared first on North Fork Patch. NEW YORK — Environmental advocates are rejoicing after news that ...

Get into the festive holiday spirit with a critter that goes all out when decking its halls out: the graceful decorator crab.