Anthropomorphic means giving something non-human the characteristics of a human. This can be physical appearance, like posture or wearing clothes, or behaviors such as talking and cooking.

The icy waters of the Bering Sea, home to billions of snow crabs, have witnessed a catastrophic disappearance in recent years. This phenomenon has left both scientists and the local communities of ...

What it tells us about the past: This small, clay tablet was likely a tool used to perform rituals at two prehistoric stone rings in northern Japan over three millennia ago. The holes were used ...

NOAA Fisheries, an office within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has shared a new video of a tiny baby crab covered in spikes and sitting in the palm of a scientist's hand.

He's a huge anthropomorphic crab with a bandit mask and impossibly large claws. When the kids see the bandit crab approaching, they say, "Silly crab, Moon Flakes are for kids!" The crab replies ...

For two years in a row, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game canceled the snow crab season in the Bering Sea after biologists discovered an estimated 10 billion crabs had mysteriously ...

The blue crab species Discoplax celeste is only found on Christmas Island. It is one of more than 20 species of land crab on the island. With more than 150 million red crabs on Christmas Island ...

The land crab migration in Florida is a unique phenomenon that draws the attention of wildlife enthusiasts and curious observers alike. This event, featuring the mass movement of the blue land crab ...