Two titans of the tide pool go claw-to-claw in this epic underwater encounter! Watch as the lightning-fast mantis shrimp ...

Have you ever seen a hermit crab or owned one as a pet? These tiny decapod crustaceans are known for their interesting habit of finding shelter. Rather than growing their own protective shell, such as ...

Sometimes when a new shell turns up, hermit crabs will form a line, biggest to smallest, to see which animal fits the new shell. The next smallest will take that crab’s hand-me-down home ...

Hermit crabs are a common sight scuttling across ... most remodeling—and thus had the most valuable shells—had the largest penises. Laidre’s new study, published in the journal Royal Society ...

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