South Carolina boasts some delicious cuisine, with she-crab soup ranking pretty high amongst the Palmetto State's citizens.

The female fiddler crab has two small, symmetrical claws; the male has one small and one oversize. “The large claw is all about the initial attraction,” says marine biologist Zachary Darnell ...

Male blue crabs are generally slightly larger than female blue crabs but, Leung adds, it's important to know which kind ...

[3] You can tell whether a hairy crab is male or female by looking at its underside and observing the shape of the flap, or apron. If it’s round, it’s a female, and if it’s triangular it’s ...

A 580.5-gram male crab and a 476-gram female crab, both from Nanjing, Jiangsu province, were crowned as the "Crab King" and ...

Dr. Davie Wilcoxson explains that this embrace can last up to 10 days. After being released by the male, the female crab is referred to as being ‘berried’ as she carries a mass of eggs around ...

What is a hermit crab? There are over 800 species of hermit ... coming partly out of their shells so the male can transfer a sperm packet to the female, which fertilizes her eggs.

that harvests between 80% to 90% female crabs that spawn in the spring, is one of the most controversial fisheries on the bay ...

The migration of millions of red crabs occurs every year after the first rain of the wet season, which usually happens in ...

LONG BRANCH, N.J.— The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted today to temporarily halt the harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, a crucial nesting area and stopover habitat ...

Dr. Davie Wilcoxson explains that this embrace can last up to 10 days. After being released by the male, the female crab is referred to as being ‘berried’ as she carries a mass of eggs around ...