Scientists discovered that crabs eat young crown-of-thorns starfish, reducing their population before they damage coral reefs ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish populations are again flourishing along the Great Barrier Reef. Symon Dworjanyn is a professor of marine ecology at Southern Cross university. "Crown-of-thorns starfish ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations, according to a study published in ...

Researchers have found crabs are key predators of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish and could be a hidden link to what ...

Troubling outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish, a destructive species that ravages coral reefs, are being kept in check by tiny predatory crabs, new Australian research suggests. It had ...