Researchers painted over crab spiders' eyes and found a 32-point drop in prey capture, proving their vision matters despite ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Let’s just say, they don’t have the thickest of skins. Spider crabs have the dual challenge of being delicious and needing to moult, and once a year, this spells trouble. Found in the cool waters ...

Danger lurks among the inviting petals of meadow flowers, but pollinating insects sometimes don’t spot it until too late.

A diver was swimming amid thousands of spider crabs off the coast of Victoria, Australia, when she noticed that one of them was trapped by the leg in a fishing line. Watch the moment this diver ...

Spider crabs form huge underwater piles, some as tall as a person. These fascinating crustaceans are on a risky mission – to get bigger. Every winter in shallow waters off Australia’s southern coast, ...

Tens of thousands of giant spider crabs were captured on video migrating in Port Phillip Bay, Australia. The crab swarm happens every year as the water cools and the creatures "come into the shallows ...