The sargassum swimming crab is a remarkable pelagic crustacean that thrives among the drifting mats of seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Though primarily associated with ...

When you think about crabs, you probably picture an angry little creature shuffling sideways while pinching its claws in the air. However, these sideways walks are not the only form of movement of ...

On occasions I am asked to identify my favorite animal. This question usually comes up when I am talking to a group of elementary students and they get into what I term the superlative questions: What ...

The horseshoe crab in the amazing YouTube clip captured at Aquaria KLCC in Malaysia appears to have gotten itself in a tricky situation! You normally see them scuttling around the ocean floor, but ...

The dangers of inadequate fisheries management could result over-exploitation, with an impact of other species, where this fishery may have some interactions. Swimming crab in Vietnam accounts for US$ ...

One would not think that the sight of two swimming crabs (Portunus pelagicus) making whoopie would be an earth-shattering occasion. After all, this is a species that spends a hearty portion of its ...

Sargassum swimming crabs live in floating seaweed in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico (renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America). They are camouflaged and small but aggressive ...