Octopuses Feast On Florida's Stone Crab Straight from Traps

[caption id="attachment_241" align="alignleft" width="320" caption="Image courtesy of iStockphoto/ROMAOSLO"] [/caption]Florida stone crabs ( Menippe mercenaria ) are known to diners for their sweet, meaty claws. And octopuses also seem to relish these delicacies. Reports are coming out of Florida that the stone crab fishery is way down this year--and many think local common octopuses ( Octopus vulgaris ) are to blame. [More]