A red knot picks eggs off the shell of a female horseshoe crab. The male crab is the smaller one behind her. Jan van de Kam Griendtsveen NL HiltonHead Environmentalists are suing the federal ...

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Despite being the size of a Post-It note, these tiny fiddler crabs can ingest and break down microplastic particles, researchers say. Tiny crabs have secretly been playing an “unheralded role” in ...

Tiny crabs have secretly been playing an “unheralded role” in cleaning up the planet by hoovering up microplastics. A new study, published in the journal Global Change Biology, tracked a population of ...

Crabs vs. Plastics: How tiny Fiddler Crabs play a surprising role in reducing microplastics A new study published in the journal Global Change Biology has revealed that tiny fiddler crabs-which grow ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that will ultimately ban the catch and biomedical use of the crabs. By Jon Hurdle New York State will phase out the catch of horseshoe crabs in its waters for bait ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers sampled 95 fiddler crabs [Getty Images] A species of crab has been found to play an "unheralded role" in the breakdown ...

ABSTRACT: The study of the reproductive biology of Uca tangeri was carried out in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum (PNDS), Senegal. A total of 2160 individuals were sampled between August 2023 and ...

Supporters of the legislation argue it would protect a declining horseshoe crab population, while opponents warn it will harm the commercial fishing industry. By Jon Hurdle Conservationists are ...

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 ...