While lump or claw meat are common differentiators, there's also the color to consider: White or dark crab meat. These hues differ depending on where the meat is sourced. White meat is more ...

White crab meat is what most people think of when shopping or ordering at a restaurant. Low in fat, this meat makes up much of the appendages of a crab. You can find it in the crab's legs ...

How will the female fiddler crab pick a mate? By the quality of his lodging, the allure of his wave—and, especially, the size of his claw. The female fiddler crab has two small, symmetrical ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from ... spanning up to 12.5 feet from the tip of one front claw to the other. They’re also one of the world’s largest arthropods ...

Mitten crabs can be identified by the following features: Grey-green to dark brown body Dense brown 'fur' (may be absent in juveniles) on the white-tipped claws Chinese mitten crab legs can span a ...

New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species in its family to show different claw characteristics between sexes.

Scientists from the universities of Portsmouth and Southampton discovered the difference in claw size while monitoring the “Hoff crab”, which gained its nickname thanks to its hairy chest ...