It was in February that Vi Dung came to know about the new trend of having colorful freshwater crabs as pets. The 23-year-old long time aquarist from the northern province of Lao Cai discovered this ...

Three researchers led by Chao Huang recently scored big when they together visited a Chinese pet store in search of interesting creatures. In this case, they were looking at the crabs the store had to ...

Shimmering carapaces and rattling claws make colourful freshwater crabs attractive to pet keepers. To answer the demand, fishermen are busy collecting and trading with the crustaceans, often not ...

A team of researchers has discovered that the freshwater crabs popular in ornamental fish markets in China belongs to a new species and genus of freshwater crab. Knowing about the growing demand for ...

Despite their creepy claws and bright yellow eyes, vampire crabs are increasingly popular pets. Now, experts have discovered two new species of the spooky crustaceans - Geosesarma dennerle and ...

Thiruvananthapuram: A new genus of freshwater crab has been discovered from two habitats in Kerala with least human intervention. According to the scientists who discovered the genus ‘Karkata’, which ...

Freshwater aeglid crabs, belonging to the single genus Aegla, represent a unique and diverse group endemic to southern South America. These crabs inhabit a variety of freshwater systems—from streams ...

Shimmering carapaces make crabs attractive to pet owners. To answer the growing demand, fishermen collect and trade crustaceans, often not knowing what exactly they have handed over to their clients.