News articles tagged with 'claw'
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Crab claws pack strengthening bromide-rich biomaterial
— 26 Feb 2009 14:30 | BiologyNext 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... — full story
Fiddler crabs reveal honesty is not always the best policy
— 12 Nov 2008 16:46 | BiologyDishonesty may be more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously thought. A team of Australian ecologists has discovered that some male fiddler crabs 'lie' about their fighting... — full story
Shell-breaking crabs lived 20 million years earlier
— 23 Apr 2008 13:38 | Geology and palaeontologyWhile waiting for colleagues at a small natural history museum in the state of Chiapas, Mexico last year, Cornell palaeontologist Greg Dietl chanced upon a discovery that has helped... — full story
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