Most people first notice pill bugs while lifting a flowerpot or turning over a log, then watching small gray roly polies curl ...

Sometimes, creatures are so strange-looking that they compel us to do a double-take. This Instagram video shows active, ...

Crustaceans occupy a wide range of environments while relying on surprisingly optimized survival strategies. Their success ...

It has long been known that insects such as bees help plants reproduce, by spreading pollen from one plant to another. Now, however, a similar arrangement has been discovered in the undersea world – ...

Fledgling crustaceans have eyes like the sea, a peculiarity that could help them hide from predators. Young shrimp, crab or lobster larvae already rock nearly translucent bodies to stay out of view.

Snow-white deep-sea crabs populate the seabed near hydrothermal vents. Oldenburg microbiologist Thorsten Brinkhoff was on the track of the animals with the submersible Alvin. Hydrothermal vents on the ...

Crustaceans, a small but mighty animal classification group of invertebrates, can be found scuttling across the ocean floor, scavenging for their next snack. Lobster, shrimp, crab, and crayfish, all ...

Crustaceans, insects and mushrooms are rich sources of the dietary fiber chitin, which activates the immune system and benefits metabolism, according to a new study in mice. Who can forget the stomach ...

The UK Government has announced its intention to ban the live boiling of crustaceans, such as crabs, lobsters, shrimp and prawns. The decision was made as part of the government’s new animal welfare ...

The GNR Coastal and Border Control Unit seized more than 1,200 kilos of crustaceans and bivalves, worth €8,500, in Murtosa, ...