Three men have been arrested in Japan for attempting to smuggle hermit crabs out of the country. The suspects, aged 24, 26 ...

Hermit crabs are fascinating. Not only do these crustaceans often grow into massive creatures, but they also change shells ...

Hermit crabs are fascinating creatures and keeping them as pets offers a deep insight into the natural world. They are hardy ...

Hermit crabs are social creatures that can make great family pets. Hermit crabs live on land and use empty shells for protection. If you take proper care of them, a hermit crab can be your ...

You know what a hermit crab looks like. Those beady eyes just slightly sticking up from the shell of a snail make this critter one of the cutest animals you can find on the P.E.I. shoreline (move ...

This hermit crab has poked its head out of its protective shell to take in its surroundings. Hermit crabs long ago established a tight relationship with the marine snail shells they live in. Since ...

The majority of terrestrial hermit crab species worldwide have used trash as shells, according to a study by experts at two Polish universities to be published next month. The study analyzed ...

Land hermit crabs have been using bottle tops, parts of old light bulbs and broken glass bottles, instead of shells. New research by Polish researchers studied 386 images of hermit crabs occupying ...

A hermit crab will change shells once it outgrows the current one it’s inhabiting. During a process called molting, which typically occurs once every 12 to 18 months for adult hermit crabs, but ...

When a plastic bottle becomes a home, something remarkable happens. In Scholars Film's campaign for SC Johnson, created with ...