VENICE — Last summer, while sweating my way through the Rialto fish market, I spotted a familiar sight from my North Carolina upbringing: Atlantic blue crabs ... back where I live in the ...

These crustaceans have been misnamed for two reasons: First, they’re not true crabs, like blue crabs ... The larval crabs will live on ocean plankton, molting through several stages before ...

The blue crab species Discoplax celeste is only found on Christmas Island. It is one of more than 20 species of land crab on the island. With more than 150 million red crabs on Christmas Island ...

What crawfish is to Louisiana, and lobster is to Maine, blue crab is to Maryland. The crustacean is synonymous with the Chesapeake Bay, and is revered for its delicate and distinct flavor.

About 15 species of hermit crab (members of the Paguridae family) live in the UK. Using their right claw as a trap door to seal the shell’s opening and hide their soft bodies safely inside, hermit ...