Crabs are Odd - Crab videos and articles

Here is where you should come to check out links to videos and articles about crabs. Whenever I find something new that I think is interesting I will post it up here. The links are organised according to the type of crab to which they are refering.

Robber crabs

The main Wikipedia entry on Robber Crabs (Coconut Crabs)

A video on youtube where a guy finds a Robber Crab in a forest and nearly runs him over

Another video: A kid picks up a Robber Crab and helps him onto a coconut tree

This Robber Crab won't let go of the cameraman's spoon!

Hermit crabs

The main wikipedia article on Hermit Crabs

This pet Hermit Crab is called 'Oddish' and here's his video

A video of a little Hermit Crab changing shells

Tips on how to handle Hermit Crabs. This has a shell painted to look like a football

Horseshoe crabs

The main wikipedia article on Horseshoe Crabs

Scientists fit a 'crab cam' to a Horseshoe Crab

An article about Horseshoe Crab mating

Here's a baby Horseshoe Crab flipping over and swimming upside down

Boxer crabs

An interesting introduction to Boxer Crabs (or 'Pom-pom Crabs')

This video has a funny ending when the Boxer Crab jumps towards the camera

An article about Boxer Crabs on the Deeper Blue website

Sponge crabs

Short video of a typical Sponge Crab

BBC article about Sponge Crabs found off the coast of the UK

A similar article about African Sponge Crabs found off the coast of Britain