When a research team took some samples of a coral species from the depths of the sea, they found an unexpectedly adorable ...

The miniature crustacean has won hearts online, with the video going viral on social media. The clip has amassed some 9.1 ...

Scientists believe the small crab boarded the research vessel from a plastic bag lifted from the seabed during the coral sampling expedition.

The baby king crab, known scientifically as Neolithodes agassizii, was found by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shared an image of a cute little “hitchhiker” found while collecting coral samples in the Gulf of Mexico. “Oh. My. Goodness. WOW,” researchers said ...

The most adorable, silly-looking baby king crab, accidentally collected by NOAA ... the plastic bag it was surfing on for just another translucent sea pig? Despite their name, king crabs do not ...

Though they are called baby king crabs, these sea creatures do not belong to the family of crabs, they share a common ancestor between the Brachyura vans and true mammals nearly 250 million years ago.

The NOAA said the baby king crab was found at a depth of nearly 3,500 feet by researchers collecting deep-sea coral samples. NOAA Sanctuaries Screengrab from NOAA Fisheries Instagram post The ...