Researchers studying mangrove forests in Colombia found that fiddler crabs can ingest microplastics and grind them into even smaller fragments, potentially accelerating plastic degradation. The crabs ...

The usual viewpoint on plastic in the ocean is that waves, sunlight, and maybe some microbial degradation (from algae and such) will break down the plastic into ever smaller pieces, eventually ...

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 ...

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 ...

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – Scientists with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources are on the look out for ...

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.

NPR science podcast Short Wave brings us the stories of how Fiddler crabs drum their mating songs into the sand, growing chicken nuggets in the lab, and a drug like LSD — without the trip. It's time ...

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