Shark diver Andriana Fragola shared a video of her digging a crab out of her hair after going on a dive. "One of the most ...

From antiquity to modern times, the city has been rife with creatures that creep, slither, scurry and nest among its pillars ...

A freshwater crab, Potamon fluviatile, walks in the ancient ruins of Trajan's Forum in Rome. A colony of freshwater crabs has lurked in canals built by the Etruscans nearly 3,000 years ago. The ...

Crabs can feel pain when they are boiled alive during conventional food preparation —- as do other shellfish like lobsters, according to a new study from the University of Gothenberg.

These versatile crabs live in freshwater rivers and streams throughout South Africa, where they are an important part of the ecosystem. The crabs are food for reptiles, mammals, birds, and fish.

Freshwater aeglid crabs, belonging to the single genus Aegla, represent a unique and diverse group endemic to southern South America. These crabs inhabit a variety of freshwater systems—from ...

Thousands of the crabs have already been trapped in southern Southeast Alaska, and experts advise the public to be on the ...

The Singapore freshwater crab, which is threatened by extinction, is now slowly growing in numbers in the wild following efforts to recover them.

SINGAPORE, Feb 24 — Seven years after being released into the wild, the endangered Singapore freshwater crab (Johora singaporensis), bred in a laboratory, is thriving in its natural habitat.

A major global analysis examined the extinction threat to 23,496 freshwater species of fish, dragonflies, damselflies, crabs, crayfish and shrimp.

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.

SINGAPORE: An endangered freshwater crab found only in Singapore is bearing the fruits of conservation - literally.