Male banana fiddler crabs take courting to a new, and pushy, level: The little Australian crab males wait for females to enter their burrows and then trap them in order to mate, scientists have found.

A fiddler crab is a crab species from the genus Uca. They are native to brackish environments, which are made of part freshwater and part saltwater, all over the world. Fiddler crabs get their name ...

SYDNEY — In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection is, apparently, prostitution, according to an Australian study published Wednesday. Researchers from the Australian National ...

Male fiddler crabs are lopsided, with one claw that seems about the right size and one very large claw. As you might expect, one function of the larger claw is to attract females. The males drum with ...

In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection is, apparently, prostitution, according to an Australian study published Wednesday. Researchers from The Australian National University in ...

Humans love to take liberties when we talk about our heights. But Afruca tangeri fiddler crabs don't have that luxury. Looking and listening in on the members of this species as they tried to attract ...

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 ...

(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers with Anglia Ruskin University in the U.K. and the Australian National University has found that the male fiddler crab uses its oversized claw to get the attention of a ...

Male fiddler crabs are lopsided, with one claw that seems about the right size and one very large claw. As you might expect, one function of the larger claw is to attract females. The males drum with ...