A robot crab has helped scientists understand how male fiddler crabs compete over females. Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw, and they attract females by standing outside their burrow and ...

Fiddler crabs are renowned for their elaborate courtship displays, which involve both visual and vibrational signals that play crucial roles in mate attraction and intraspecific communication. Males ...

A robot crab called "Wavy Dave" has helped scientists learn about crab mating behaviors. Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw, which they use to attract females by standing outside their burrow ...

Fiddler crabs use their large claws to wave down females and didn’t take kindly to a robot newcomer in Portugal. Joe A. Wilde Like many people around the world, animal behavior researcher Joe Wilde ...

In the world of fiddler crabs, displays of love involve drumming the ground with their oversized claws or hitting the ground with their shells. Until now, it has been unclear how effectively these ...

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 ...