Living and studying the St. Johns River has many side benefits. For one thing, it is home to two of my favorite crustaceans. Some longtime readers of River Life might recall that the species nearest ...

Gall crabs are tiny, and yet these crustaceans have evolved fluorescence to help them be concealed within hideouts they have created in the coral itself. Fluorescence in gall crabs has been reported ...

This week, WTOP takes you from the bottom of the bay to the picnic table in our four-part series Claws and Effect: The murky future of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab. Listen on air and read it online.

Gall crabs are tiny, and yet these crustaceans have evolved fluorescence to help them be concealed within hideouts they have created in the coral itself. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci ...