The species' relative the Rhesus macaque is already established in Florida and carries a deadly strain of herpes that the crab-eating macaque could become carriers for. Further, the crab-eating ...

There's nothing like sharing the love, but officials as far north as North Carolina aren't smiling over the latest invasive species making its way up the East Coast from Florida: blue land crabs.

Florida has long been home to an unnatural assortment of creatures from faraway lands and habitats, and these tourists turned permanent residents have wreaked havoc on the natural ecosystem.

mussels and small crabs. The terrapin is potentially a keystone species in salt marshes and mangroves, helping to maintain their ecological health. There are currently seven recognized subspecies of ...

Florida’s waters are blessed with an abundance of native species — spiny lobsters, pink shrimp and hogfish snapper, among many others — but king of the winter months is the stone crab ...

Another option is blue land crabs, along with other Florida species, are experiencing natural range expansion as waters and temperatures warm due to climate change, South Carolina Department of ...