The native mud crab has recovered against the Asian shore crab Asian shore crabs have extended their range from North Carolina to Maine Delawareans know all too well what happens when non-native ...

Delawareans know all too well what happens when non-native species take hold. Consider the invasions of brown marmorated stink bugs, Asian lady beetles or an oldie but biggie: the giant marsh reed ...

There are four species of mud crab, Scylla serrata, S. tranquebarica, S. paramamosain and S. olivacea that are the focus of both commercial fisheries and aquaculture production throughout their ...

Psssst, mud crabs, time to hide because blue crabs are coming to eat you! That's the warning the prey get from the predators' urine when it spikes with high concentrations of two chemicals, which ...

The tiny mud crabs that once fit in the palm of a hand have now grown into massive, tank-dominating pets. Their claws are bigger, their shells tougher, and their appetites unstoppable. Watching their ...

Marine crabs are capable of hearing, researchers show for the first time, and their auditory ability plays an important role in their response to fish predators. In a new paper, they show that sound ...

Crocodiles and sharks are just everyday work hazards for Josh Taylor and the other fishermen who battle some of the harshest conditions in Australia to catch one of the nation's most prized seafoods — ...

Beau Greaves described his technique on catching a mud crab then disappeared halfway into a hole before emerging with the popular Australian delicacy. Mud crabs are considered a prized delicacy in the ...

Pinpointing urine compounds for the first time that make mud crabs hide for their lives, if blue crabs pee nearby, opens new doors to understanding how chemicals invisibly regulate marine wildlife.