Several locals have reported "unusual amounts of dead horseshoe crabs" washing up on Massachusetts beaches in recent days. However, officials say the spectacle is no cause for concern, as they're just ...

What might look like a massacre of horseshoe crabs lining Massachusetts beaches recently isn’t as gruesome as it seems, state officials say. After concerned residents in Falmouth, Weymouth, and Nahant ...

Bailey cried. It appeared to be a monumental disaster. Her pet hermit crab, Speedy, was dead. At least, I thought it was when I saw pieces of the crab scattered about outside its shell. It looked like ...

MUKILTEO — State biologists reassure community members that what appears to be dead crabs littering beaches near Mukilteo are mostly molted shells. People have reported large numbers of Dungeness crab ...

A dramatic video of a crab shedding its shell was posted on Facebook Wednesday by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, which called the process “pretty amazing.” The timelapse video ...

When water temperatures reach around 55 degrees Fahrenheit, the crabs emerge from hibernation in the sand and begin to molt, marking the start of soft-shell season." This is an extremely fleeting ...

Louisiana's rich wetlands provide a bounty of delicious seafood, and blue crabs are among the crown jewels. Found in the warm, brackish waters of Lake Pontchartrain and other points where the fishing ...