In this Instagram video, you can watch a hermit crab hoist itself out of its old shell and into a new one with ease. Let’s learn more about why they do this unusual home relocation behavior.

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 ...

Hermit crabs display this behavior a few minutes after the stones are emerged. They climb to the top of the stones only during the first 10-75 minutes of stone emergence. After this period, no more ...

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 ...

Public awareness campaigns and policies aimed at minimizing plastic waste are critical. Additionally, further research into the behavior of hermit crabs and the impact of plastic on marine life is ...

Revealing Video Captures Rare Moment Hermit Crab Changes Shells and Unveils Its Hidden Lower Body Angela Sayre, the founder of Crustacean Plantation, a nonprofit dedicated to crab conservation and ...

In hermit crabs, reduced pH may affect frequency of shell selection and chemo-responsiveness, implying difficulty in chemical cues detection in seawater. Along with that, enterprises (e.g. harbors, ...

A poisoned hermit crab will drop its shell and not take another one. If either of these behavior patterns happen, see a veterinarian who specializes in hermit crab care.

Insight into hermit crab behavior. The behavior of hermit crabs such as Strawberry Claws provides a rich avenue for scientific inquiry. Hermit crabs do not create their shells but instead repurpose ...

Scientists build clever contraptions to study animal behavior like the hermit crab housing market. In his quest to understand the hermit crab housing market, biologist Mark Laidre of Dartmouth ...