Between May and July 2022, Wilde and his team created “Wavy Dave,” an artificial fiddler crab with a robotic claw that could wave back and forth. It was placed in the Ria Formosa Natural Park in the ...

Using a 3D robotic crab, researchers found male fiddler crabs adjust their courtship signals based on the size and behavior of nearby rivals.

Anyone who ever met Wavy Dave and lived to tell the tale—which is, in point of fact, everyone who has ever met Wavy Dave—would tell you about his claw. It was big, that’s for certain, but this was not ...

Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw, which they use to attract females by standing outside their burrow and waving.

Wavy Dave the robot crustacean has been showing scientists how male fiddler crabs respond when they see a fellow crab waving.

The male fiddler crabs use their one oversized claw to attract females, waving it with a frantic energy outside their burrows ...

Researchers have built a robot crab that can compete in claw-waving displays with real fiddler crabs, but "Wavy Dave" doesn't ...

Join the excitement of Sheepshead fishing from a kayak using fiddler crabs! Discover tips and tricks to land this challenging species with live bait. #SheepsheadFishing #KayakFishing #FiddlerCrabs ...

A robot crab has helped scientists understand how male fiddler crabs compete over females. Male fiddler crabs have one ...

A robot crab has helped scientists understand how male fiddler crabs compete over females. Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw, and they attract females by standing outside their burrow and ...