Jun 27, 2024 · Known scientifically as Potamon fluviatile, these crustaceans are the only large freshwater crabs indigenous to Italy. Researchers suspect that the population’s heritage is …

These giant freshwater crabs might just be your new Roman Empire. Archaeologists studying Trajan's Forum, a historical Roman ruin site, in 2005, discovered an ancient crab species,...

Oct 28, 2005 · (ANSA) - A rare species of crab has taken up residence in one of the city's most important archaeological sites and is not only thriving but also growing to abnormal proportions.

Jul 9, 2024 · Not much remains from the time Rome was only a marshy valley—except the crabs that have taken over ancient canals.

Jun 27, 2024 · Meet the ‘giant’ river crabs that live beneath Rome’s ancient ruins Not much remains from the time Rome was only a marshy valley—except the crabs that have taken over …

Sep 28, 2024 · A freshwater crab, Potamon fluviatile, walks in the ancient ruins of Trajan's Forum in Rome. A colony of freshwater crabs has lurked in canals built by the Etruscans nearly 3,000 …

Meet Rome's Ancient Giant River Crabs! - YouTube. Overwhelmed by the crabs, archaeologists hauled buckets of them out of the earth during excavations. Known scientifically as Potamon...

Hundreds of "giant" crabs have invaded the ancient heart of Rome, threatening to interrupt the work of archaeologists excavating the city's subterranean treasures. Zoologists discovered the …

Nov 24, 2024 · > Between 2004 and 2006, researchers at the local Roma Tre University caught and identified nearly 500 individual crabs… > And, as the surface becomes hotter and less …

The unique population of giant river crabs dwelling beneath Rome's ancient ruins has become a topic of concern among the scientific community, particularly following recent human …