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 ...

Coral reefs are large underwater structures formed by colonies of corals—tiny marine animals that build hard skeletons—and they support diverse marine life like shrimp, fish, and crabs. The Great ...

Yranzo explains that coral reefs are the economic livelihood of many ... is studying the Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab (Charybdis hellerii), which was most likely introduced to Colombia's Caribbean ...

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 ...