Biology
Follow the breadcrumbs: Sponges show how some animals clean up viruses
These days, hunkered down in our homes (if we are lucky) and washing our hands till they’re raw, it can…
Tag: crabs
Plastic Pollution
You are what you eat: Microplastics travel from food to the brain
Oceans are full of microplastics. These tiny plastic particles end up in the stomach of marine animals. Now, scientists have…
Biology
Marine Halloween: Crabs Dress Up To Trick-or-Treat
Dressing up is a Halloween tradition. In the ocean, some animals 'dress up' to trick their predators or go unnoticed…
Behavior Biology deep sea
Hide-and-Go-Seek in the Deep Sea
In the deep sea off the coast of Antartica, sea urchins are getting crafty to avoid predation from king crabs.…
Climate Change Ecology
A new king (crab) of the Antarctic
Temperatures are increasing at the poles (and worldwide) and shifting the balance of predator-prey interactions. Predatory king crabs are moving…
Ecology
Two Crabs and an Alga- a story of protection and evolution.
Tiny mud crabs try to escape big blue crab predators but without the help of evolution to guide shelter choices…
Coral Ecology
Get crabby! A coral’s guide to self-defense
Crabs in the genus Trapezia are not only good housekeepers, clearing sediment off host corals, but they are also effective…