Study of 286 gall crabs from 14 genera reveals orange-red fluorescent patterns help camouflage crabs against coral reef ...

Crab behavior suggestive of wound-tending may improve coral tolerance to heat waves. For certain vulnerable corals, help is in the claws of a crab. Reporting in Proceedings Biological Sciences ...

Embattled coral reefs in French Polynesia have found a colorful ally in crabs. In exchange for shelter and secreted nutrients, different species of coral guard-crabs fiercely defend their coral ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing ... While we know crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) outbreaks can decimate coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific, the boom-and-bust population ...

With so many animals calling the reef home, it could be easy to miss a tiny, pink crab tucked against the coral. Less than a centimeter wide, the crab appeared fluffy and caught the eyes of a ...

has found that green staghorn coral around Heron Island (part of the Great Barrier Reef) are more likely to survive warming ...

Reporting in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, researchers found that a species of branching coral benefitted from a reef-dwelling crab, especially when the coral was heat ...