Scientists apparently underestimated the aggression of itty-bitty male fiddler crabs when they deployed a friendly robot ...

Researchers test fiddler crab mating strategies by introducing a robot with a waving claw, dubbed “Wavy Dave.” CNN speaks to ...

Between May and July 2022, Wilde and his team created “Wavy Dave,” an artificial fiddler crab with a robotic claw that could wave back and forth. It was placed in the Ria Formosa Natural Park in the ...

The crabs, found in Portugal, were shown waving their claws even when not in front of the robot.

The male European fiddler crab attracts his mate by performing a courtship dance. New research published in the Journal of Experimental Biology says that dance isn't just notable for its visuals ...

NPR science podcast Short Wave brings us the stories of how Fiddler crabs drum their mating songs into the sand, growing chicken nuggets in the lab, and a drug like LSD -- without the trip.

Fiddler Crab Burrow Morphology: How Do Burrow Dimensions and Bioturbative Activities Compare in Sympatric Populations of Uca vocans (Linnaeus, 1758) and U. annulipes (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)?