This goes for both male and female crabs. Another indication of a red ... This is the flaw in the U.S. and New Jersey crabbing laws regarding blue crabs. Maybe the female crab is in between egg cycles ...

Part 2 of WTOP's Claws and Effect series looks at the competition the Chesapeake Bay blue crab is facing under the water.

Male blue crabs are generally slightly larger than female blue crabs but, Leung adds, it's important to know which kind ...

This month's column delves into why oysters are better from September to April and how they start life as male change to ...

What is a hermit crab? There are over 800 species ... coming partly out of their shells so the male can transfer a sperm packet to the female, which fertilizes her eggs. She later carries her ...

Some species like the blue crab have a strong preference for certain ... him with pheromones or through direct contact. During mating, the male crab transfers his sperm into the female’s seminal ...

Octopuses have blue blood, three hearts and ... fact they wore identical uniforms. Many male octopuses lack external genitalia and instead use a modified arm, called a hectocotylus, to pass their ...

The winning and highly commended underwater photography spotlights breathtaking animal behavior, conservation needs and the ...

The Female, when in full plumage, is precisely similar to the male. On Prince Edward's Island, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, there is a fine breeding-place of the Great Blue Heron, which is probably ...