When you think of an animal with an impressive weapon, the first images that pop to mind might be a bull elk or moose with their massive antlers. Or maybe a bull elephant with its enormous tusks. But the king of weaponry in the animal kingdom might surprise you: a fiddler crab that’s less than 2 inches long.

Bug Bytes: Fiddler Crabs - The Kings Of Animal Weaponry

As described by Edward O. Wilson — perhaps the best known American biologist, researcher, naturalist and author — invertebrates are "The Little Things That Run the World." And indeed they do, in so many ways. In terms of numbers — while most invertebrates are pretty small, the sheer number of them is astounding. Together, they have more biomass than any other animal on earth.Learn more about the fascinating creatures that run the world, with Bug Bytes from the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium.

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Bug Bytes: Fiddler Crabs - The Kings Of Animal Weaponry

Bug Bytes: Fiddler Crabs - The Kings Of Animal Weaponry