APhoto Of The Day — 11.4.09

Two male fiddler crabs fight on a beach on Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Researchers from The Australian National University in Canberra found that male fiddler crabs will happily defend a female neighbor against intruders, partly because the females will dole out sex in return, according to the Australian study published today. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Australian National University, Tanya Detto)

Top Cutlines:

• 1. While unable to find a coin to flip to break the tie, the two candidates for crab mayor continue to be frustrated in solving the problem with a match of “rock-paper-scissors” — OfCoffee.
• 2. Fiddler macho male crabs can’t wait to fiddle around with the female fiddler — JeanieS.
• 3. Two Council challengers are in a crabby mood after they realize they have to wait two long years to again fiddle around with the city’s business — JohnA.
• HM: Pecky Cox