A flat, rounded shell. A tail that's folded under the body. This is what a crab looks like, and apparently what peak performance might look like — at least according to evolution. A crab-like body ...

A new sea anemone species, Paracalliactis tsukisome, builds shell-like homes and share them with hermit crabs - a rare, ...

The animal world is chock-full of critters that do seemingly odd or unusual things. The decorator crab is one such example, a crustacean that likes to deck itself out in the latest fashion using ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Carcinization is the separate, five-time evolution of crabs. Parallel evolution isn’t unheard of by any means, but crabs have done it a lot. Their ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- If you've ever gotten a vaccine, including the COVID vaccine, you have a very unlikely creature to thank. The horseshoe crab. For the last 40 years, the blue blood from the ...

Every time a new month ticks over in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, players are overcome with excitement. With every new month comes a range of new events, bugs, fish, sea creatures, weather and so ...

The California quail, majestic redwoods and glowing orange poppy can now welcome two animal icons to the state’s lineup of official symbols: Dungeness crab and banana slugs. On Friday, Gov. Gavin ...

Carcinization is the separate, five-time evolution of crabs. Parallel evolution isn’t unheard of by any means, but crabs have done it a lot. Their repeated similar evolution makes them interesting to ...