News tagged with crab claws
Crab claws pack strengthening bromide-rich biomaterial
Biology /
Feb 25, 2009 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
Next time you have an unlucky encounter with a crab's pinchers, consider that the claw tips may be reinforced with bromine-rich biomaterial 1.5 times harder than acrylic glass and extremely fracture resistant, says a University ...
Search results for crab claws
Furry-clawed Asian crabs found in Delaware and Chesapeake Bays
Biology /
Jun 04, 2007 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Chinese mitten crabs, first reported in the Chesapeake Bay, are more widespread than initially thought. Four crabs have now been caught in Delaware Bay during the last week of May 2007, and may occur in other ...
Researcher finds fossilized shell-breaking crab
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 17, 2008 |
3.8 / 5 (6) |
0
While waiting for colleagues at a small natural history museum in the state of Chiapas, Mexico last year, Cornell paleontologist Greg Dietl chanced upon a discovery that has helped rewrite the evolutionary ...
The Crab Nebula: Energy for 100,000 Suns
Nov 23, 2009 |
4.1 / 5 (10) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- A star's spectacular death in the constellation Taurus was observed on Earth as the supernova of 1054 A.D.
Shell-breaking crabs lived 20 million years earlier than thought
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 22, 2008 |
4.2 / 5 (13) |
4
While waiting for colleagues at a small natural history museum in the state of Chiapas, Mexico last year, Cornell paleontologist Greg Dietl chanced upon a discovery that has helped rewrite the evolutionary ...
Blue crab research funds slashed
Jan 08, 2008 |
5 / 5 (2) |
1
The federal government cut a $4 million fund to increase blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay, sending Baltimore researchers scrambling to continue the program.
Regulators allow horseshoe crab harvest
Biology /
Feb 12, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
The New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council has declined to extend a moratorium on horseshoe crab harvesting aimed at protecting migrating shore birds.
Decline of shorebird linked to bait use of horseshoe crabs
Biology /
Feb 17, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Declining numbers of a shorebird called the red knot have been linked to bait use of horseshoe crabs.
Crafty Australian crayfish cheat
Feb 27, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
0
Nestled just off the east coast of Australia, picturesque North Stradbroke Island is a haven for local wildlife. Yet some of the inhabitants of the island's creeks and swamps are far from peaceful. Slender crayfish are aggressive ...
Crayfish win by cheating
Mar 25, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study conducted at UQ's Moreton Bay Research Station has found, when it comes to crayfish, size really does matter.
Caught in a trap: bumblebees vs. robotic crab spiders
Biology /
Sep 04, 2008 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
3
Bumblebees learn to avoid camouflaged predators by sacrificing foraging speed for predator detection, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London.
List of search results for crab claws
