Angela Sayre, the founder of Crustacean Plantation, a nonprofit dedicated to crab conservation and rehabilitation, captured ...

It’s not surprising to learn that hermit crabs live their happiest lives when they’re in habitats that closely mimic their ...

like blue crabs, in that they don’t have a uniformly hard exoskeleton and can’t grow their own shells. Instead, hermit crabs have a hard exoskeleton on the front part of their bodies but a ...

Some hermit crabs can also be found living along the Atlantic coast of the US. Though most hermit crabs are small, some of the more exotic species can be as wide as a foot or more, the largest being ...

This is a glam shot of a hermit crab – a member of the superfamily Paguroidea. You can see its prominent eyes (1); its two pairs of antennae (2); the top of its asymmetrical claws, or chelipeds (3); ...

At the heart of the campaign is Zuzu, an adventurous and courageous hermit crab who undertakes a perilous ... an online hub where people can learn about the plastic waste crisis affecting the ...

Hermit crabs living in broken shells outperform those inhabiting intact shells in fights because they attack more aggressively, compensating for lower muscle strength with vigor. Amid cuts to federal ...

A hermit crab rescuer is sharing a rare look at the fascinating moment of a hermit crab changing shells.