The analysis revealed that the bolder hermit crabs have more sensilla located on the claw’s surface. Additionally, more ...

If you have ever looked closely into a rockpool along the U.K. coastline, you may have been lucky enough to find a tiny ...

Hermit crabs are classified as “national natural monuments” in Japan and protected under Japanese law. It’s unknown why the three men were transporting the crustaceans.

Police on a Japanese holiday island have arrested three Chinese nationals after thousands of protected hermit crabs were found stuffed into multiple suitcases. The three suspects – Liao Zhibin, 24, ...

Rare footage captures a hermit crab swapping shells, showcasing a crucial survival moment. The video, filmed by Angela Sayre, founder of Crustacean Plantation, highlights the shell shortages crabs ...

Coconut crabs, scientifically known as Birgus latro, are the largest land-living arthropods in the world. They belong to the hermit crab family, Coenobitidae, and are closely related to other land ...

A friendly hermit crab pops out of his shell to say hello at Muirs Beach in Tasmania, Australia. Managing Director Susan Carins, said she and her three children regularly find hermit crabs in the ...

With 23 short essays on creatures ranging from the wombat to the spider, Katherine Rundell's new book is essential reading for anyone whose wonder could use a jumpstart.

This is our 21-year-old hermit crab, Leonardo Da Pinci, known affectionately as Crab-alicious, or just plain Crabby. Our daughter got Leonardo and a friend for her 9th birthday and I’ve been ...

Janie Groeling, of Haddonfield, is a TikTok content creator who has gained more than 152,000 followers by posting about the proper care of pet hermit crabs. She said hermit crabs often face ...

4. They’re a Type of Hermit Crab Although the coconut crab is the only species that makes up the genus Birgus, it is related to terrestrial hermit crabs, and they share a signature characteristic.

For hermit crabs, there is a mating season that comes up once a year and during these seasons, male and female hermit crabs often exhibit distinct behaviors as we are about to see. Like most male ...