Humans love to take liberties when we talk about our heights. But Afruca tangeri fiddler crabs don't have that luxury. Looking and listening in on the members of this species as they tried to attract ...

The male European fiddler crab attracts his mate by performing a courtship dance. New research published in the Journal of Experimental Biology... Into dudes who drum? You might be a female fiddler ...

David Johnson: So in 2014, we were on a muddy bank in the marsh up here in Massachusetts, and I saw this small crab scuttle across the mud bank and pop into a hole. And so I dug out the crab, and it ...

While cruising the Texas coast this week during my Beachcombing survey, I came across one of the most entertaining — and ecologically important — residents of our shoreline: the fiddler crab. Easily ...

Fiddler crabs are fascinating crustaceans with unique behavior, so no wonder they have found their way into our homes. These active little guys love spending time in the water and enjoy burrowing and ...

A study has 'listened in' to the fascinating courtship displays of Fiddler crabs using geophones. The findings provide new insights into how the animals communicate effectively on the noisy seashore.

Scientists apparently underestimated the aggression of itty-bitty male fiddler crabs when they deployed a friendly robot version during mating season. In a paper published in the journal Proceedings ...

We just added several new fiddler crabs to the Mangrove Ecosystem! Many people think that male fiddlers use their large claw to capture food. After watching this video, what do you think? At the end ...

This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting. David Johnson had been working in the ...

A decade ago, I stood on the muddy banks of the Great Marsh, a salt marsh an hour north of Boston, and pulled a thumb-sized crab with an absurdly large claw out of a burrow. I was looking at a fiddler ...

The St. Johns River is a crabby kind of place, meaning that there are a number of crab species other than the popular and personal favorite, the blue crab, present in the river. Most of them are small ...