Rare ‘Half Male-Half Female’ Crab Discovered in Western Ghats

Recently, scientists discovered a rare crab showing both male and female characteristics.

• The discovery was made in Silent Valley National Park, Western Ghats.
• The crab belongs to the freshwater species Vela carli.
• One side of the crab is male, while the other is female.
• This rare condition is called gynandromorphy.
• It occurs due to errors during early cell division.
• The specimen was found inside a tree cavity during fieldwork.
• Scientists from Zoological Survey of India also contributed.
• The phenomenon differs from hermaphroditism in structure and function.
• Such cases are extremely rare in ....