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

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

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

Building on previous research which looked at what crab species would eat juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish in aquariums, ...

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Senior author and AIMS researcher Dr Sven Uthicke said the crabs can eat large numbers of starfish because they’re devouring them while they’re still small. “It’s a numbers game.

Building on previous research which looked at what crab species would eat juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish in aquariums, scientists went out on the reef and surveyed the crabs and CoTS present.