Boxer crabs acquire anemones by stealing from each other, and splitting them into clones

Boxer crabs acquire anemones by stealing from each other, and splitting them into clones Washington DC (SPX) Feb 01, 2017 - Researchers have described a little known yet fascinating aspect of the behavior of Lybia crabs, a species which holds sea anemones in each of its claws (behavior which has earnt it the nickname 'boxer' or 'pom-pom' crab). In a series of experiments, they showed that when these crabs need an anemone, they will fight to steal one from another crab and then both crabs will split their anemone into ... more

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