Despite their common name, horseshoe crabs are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than to “true crabs,” which are crustaceans. They’re in the class Merostomata, which means “legs attached ...
Do you love a good California roll or head straight for the seafood salad at potlucks? Maybe you can't order Chinese takeout without adding on a side of crab Rangoons? If you're a fan of foods ...
No. 1 male crabs are those that measure at least 6 1/2 inches from point to point. In Maryland, consumers will pay almost any price for No. 1s, so most of those caught in Louisiana's waters end up in ...
Each spring, guided by the full moon, hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs clamber onto beaches across the U.S. mid-Atlantic to lay their eggs. For hungry birds, it’s a cornucopia. For drug ...
For the first time in decades, Glenn Gauvry is lamenting the sight of so many horseshoe crabs getting stuck in the sand along the Delaware Bay beaches. What he's seeing in the sand hints that the crab ...
For the first time in decades, Glenn Gauvry is lamenting the sight of so many horseshoe crabs getting stuck in the sand along the Delaware Bay beaches. What he's seeing in the sand hints that the crab ...
Did you know that Florida's stone crab fishery makes up 99 percent of all stone crab landings in the United States? It's the perfect time to brush up on your stone crab facts, since stone crab season ...