Yes, green crabs have many tricks up their claws, but perhaps their ultimate survival superpower is their incredibly nomadic larvae. When that female unleashes her 185,000 eggs on the world ...

AN important addition to our knowledge of development in the Brachyura is contained in Hiroaki Aikawa's recent work “On Larval Forms of ... four species of Japanese crabs, and from these first ...

59, No. 2, 2014 Larval behavior and dispersal mechanisms... Using a combination of empirical and model studies we tested whether European shore crab larvae (Carcinus maenas) from environments with ...

This is a reconstruction of fossil crab larva (a) ventral aspects, (b) dorsal aspects. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

The larval crabs will live on ocean plankton, molting through several stages before acquiring a shell of their own and coming back to land. Hermit crabs don’t breed well in captivity ...

Green crabs are an extremely difficult species to control, Keller said, as their larvae develop in open waters for several months and are capable of traveling hundreds of kilometers across the ocean.

Fish and Wildlife staff report that if you find a suspected European green crab or its shell in Washington, take photos and report it as soon as possible by calling the WDFW Aquatic Invasive Species ...