Angela Sayre, the founder of Crustacean Plantation, shared a video of a hermit crab changing shells in Florida to help raise awareness about shell shortages.

What is a hermit crab? There are over 800 species of hermit crabs worldwide, and almost all are ocean dwellers—though people are likely most familiar with the dozen semi-terrestrial species ...

a large new-to-science species of hermit crab recently described by Queensland Museum scientists. With its distinctive crimson claws, it was only natural the crab was given the scientific name ...

It was an unusual discovery. As the mercury soared to triple digits last October in Yuma, Arizona, a hermit crab later named “Hermie” was found near a drip irrigation line in a state park—a victim of ...