Visit our new Front Page Store . New Sign up for MyNews Receive headline news, full articles and breaking news via the Web or wireless device. They pummel opponents with their claws and sometimes get so peeved that they rip each other limb from limb.
Winners stand tall.
Losers slink into a corner and sulk. Dr. Geoffrey Ganter releases crawfish into a tank of water to observe their fighting behavior. As part of the research, Dr. Ganter and his students dissect the combatant crawfish and lobsters, removing their nervous systems to study gene patterns. Just like humans, crustaceans get crabby when they lose. As part of his research, Dr. Ganter and his students dissect the fighters, removing their nervous systems to look at gene patterns.