Male blue-lined octopi (Hapalochlaena fasciata) have been found to use venom on their sexual partners, as well as for the usual reasons of defense against predators and subduing prey.

Together, a dark-hued male crab spider and a larger, paler female resemble a flower, in what researchers suspect is the first case of cooperative mimicry By Gennaro Tomma 22 March 2024 ...

The 2022 commercial harvest turned out better than expected, despite the bleak survey results and the tightened crabbing rules. Baywide, watermen landed 42.1 million pounds of crabs last year, 15% ...

The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population rebounded somewhat from last year, when an annual survey yielded its lowest estimate for the crustacean since tracking began in 1990. This year’s ...

Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay took a sizable hit in 2025, marking a need for more cautious harvest regulations, some environmentalists say. Each winter, the Maryland Department of ...

The blue land crab is described to be as large as 5 to 6 inches and somewhat resembles a large fiddler crab, with one claw larger than the other. The department also said that although they’re ...

According to a 2024 study from the VMRC, the adult female crab population decreased from 152 million to 133 million in 2023, and almost 20 million decrease of blue crab numbers.