PORT RICHEY, Fla. (WFLA) – The Fiddler crabs are waving! That means it’s mating season on the Gulf Coast. Our cameras spotted quite a few fiddler crabs hanging out in Port Richey on Thursday. It’s the ...

The Fiddler crabs are waving! That means it’s mating season on the Gulf Coast. More than 100 Fiddler crabs were hanging out on the beach at the Dunedin Causeway on Tuesday. It’s the Fiddler crab ...

Male fiddler crabs are lopsided, with one claw that seems about the right size and one very large claw. As you might expect, one function of the larger claw is to attract females. The males drum with ...

A robot crab has helped scientists understand how male fiddler crabs compete over females. Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw, and they attract females by standing outside their burrow and ...

To attract females, male Uca lactea fiddler crabs wave their larger claw in the air. As soon as an interested female approaches the entrance to his burrow, the male will emit vibrations and repetitive ...