This is our 21-year-old hermit crab, Leonardo Da Pinci, known affectionately as Crab-alicious, or just plain Crabby. ... His mate met with her demise many years ago.

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

Mating and reproduction. Hermit crabs vary in their mating habits. The Caribbean hermit crab, for example, lives in wetlands, but when it’s time to mate, will head for the seashore in huge masses.

Male hermit crabs evolved larger sex organs to avoid losing homes. A study suggests hermit crabs with more valuable, easily stolen shells have evolved larger penises to more safely mate.

Hermit crabs are pretty sociable creatures, with complex mating rituals and other social behaviours that make the animals "pretty neat," in the words of our aquatic biologist. So let's talk about ...