A Fiddler Crab Using a Crab Treadmill (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

A Fiddler Crab Using a Crab Treadmill

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The researchers tested fiddler crabs using a crab treadmill that allowed the animals to walk naturally whilst being shown visual stimuli on a computer monitor. The crab would stop walking and freeze whenever it saw a stimulus

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Sam Smithers, University of Bristol

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