Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Male fiddler crabs have one dramatically larger claw that they use during mating rituals and to fight rivals. A tiny robot fiddler ...

A robot posing as a tough male crab recently challenged real crabs to a showdown during mating season — and the videos are hilarious. The robot, nicknamed "Wavy Dave," infiltrated fiddler crab (Afruca ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists apparently underestimated the aggression of itty-bitty male fiddler crabs when they deployed a friendly robot version ...

Like many people around the world, animal behavior researcher Joe Wilde took up a new hobby during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wilde — a scientist with the Centre for Research in Animal Behavior (CRAB) at ...

A study using a robotic crab has revealed how male fiddler crabs compete for mates. These crustaceans vie for the attention of females. The male fiddler crabs use their one oversized claw to attract ...

A robot crab called “Wavy Dave” has helped scientists learn about crab mating behaviours. Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw – which they use to attract females by standing outside their ...

A robot crab called "Wavy Dave" has helped scientists learn about crab mating behaviors. Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw, which they use to attract females by standing outside their burrow ...

Scientists apparently underestimated the aggression of itty-bitty male fiddler crabs when they deployed a friendly robot version during mating season. In a paper published in the journal Proceedings ...

Fiddler crabs use their large claws to wave down females and didn’t take kindly to a robot newcomer in Portugal. Joe A. Wilde Like many people around the world, animal behavior researcher Joe Wilde ...