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Scientists confirm: Hurt crabs feel pain

May 27, 2009 By Merritt Clifton

And try to avoid it BELFAST–Hermit crabs feel pain when injured and change their behavior to avoid the source of pain,  reported Robert Elwood of the School of Biological Sciences at Queen’s University in Belfast,  Northern Ireland,  on March 27,  2009. “With vertebrates we are asked to err on the side of caution and I believe this is the approach to take […]

Filed Under: Crustaceans, Fish, Marine life, Wildlife Tagged With: Adam Anson, Merritt Clifton, Richard Chapman, Robert Elwood

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