Male crabs of a species named after actor David Hasselhoff grow bigger claws than females so they can fight each other for a ...

New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species ...

Male ‘Hoff’ crab has bigger claws to fight other males for a mate - The crab got its nickname because of its hairy chest, ...

Male crabs of a species named after actor David Hasselhoff grow bigger claws than females so they ... male is forced to guard the mate, or females have to divert their growth energy for reproduction." ...

or females have to divert their growth energy for reproduction." The team compared The Hoff crab with another yeti crab found off Costa Rica, which does not show difference claw sizes between the ...