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Robot Crab Meets Terrible Fate When Its True Nature Is Discovered by Real Crabs

Robot Crab Meets Terrible Fate When Its True Nature Is Discovered by Real Crabs

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 of the Royal Society B, animal behavior researchers from the UK’s University of Exeter detailed the embarrassing end to their experiment with “Wavy Dave,” a 3D-printed, Bluetooth-controlled crab-bot trained to wave at its …

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Robot Crab Meets Terrible Fate When Its True Nature Is Discovered by Real Crab

Robot Crab Meets Terrible Fate When Its True Nature Is Discovered by Real Crab

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 of the Royal Society B, animal behavior researchers from the UK’s University of Exeter detailed the embarrassing end to their experiment with “Wavy Dave,” a 3D-printed, Bluetooth-controlled crab-bot trained to wave at its …

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A Ghostly Crab Trail Leads to One of the Ocean’s Greatest Discoveries

A Ghostly Crab Trail Leads to One of the Ocean’s Greatest Discoveries

In a remarkable discovery off the western coast of the Galápagos Islands, scientists have pinpointed a previously unknown hydrothermal vent field, thanks to a trail of ghostly crabs. For over 20 years, researchers had suspected the presence of this underwater feature but had struggled to identify its exact location. However, a team of researchers recently followed a series of squat …

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