Crustaceans

The coconut crab has the strongest pinch per body weight of any animal but the alligator.

The mantis shrimp, that tiny toughie of the sea, smashes and stabs in a new video showing off the special talents of this predatory crustacean.

Male banana fiddler crabs trap females, in the latest example of sexual coercion in the animal kingdom.

What makes a female marine crustacean "swipe right" on a prospective mate?

A disturbance in ocean waters near the coast of Panama led marine biologists to an unexpected and incredible sight.

The king crab could soon take over a whole new kingdom, and it has global warming to thank for the conquest.

Mantis shrimp have developed a form of ritualized combat that lets individuals compete without bludgeoning each other to death, a new study suggests.

What's white and blind and hairy all over? A yeti, of course! Or rather, a yeti crab.

They're white, blind and surprisingly hairy. They're yeti crabs.