First identified as a new species in 2012, the blue crabs' unique colouring inspired its scientific name Discoplax celeste, with "celeste" describing the sky or heavens in French. One of more than 20 ...

These crustaceans have been misnamed for two reasons: First, they’re not true crabs, like blue crabs ... a shell of their own and coming back to land. Hermit crabs don’t breed well in ...

From giant crabs found on the Alaskan coast and around Japan to tiny, colorful land crabs that live in the ... The Woks of ...

Coconut crabs are the largest land crabs, but they begin life in the ... There are two colour variations (purple-blue and orange-red). Finding both shades in one place indicates a healthy genetic ...

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 ...