What is a hermit crab? There are over 800 species of hermit crabs worldwide, and almost all are ocean dwellers—though people are likely most familiar with the dozen semi-terrestrial species ...

Say hello to Strawberry Claws, a large new-to-science species of hermit crab recently described by Queensland Museum ...

They said two-thirds of hermit crabs species were pictured in "artificial shells" - items that humans discarded. The discovery is published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.

Like all hermit crab species, blueberry hermit crabs (known by the scientific name Coenobita purpureus) need a shell to protect their soft bodies from injury and predators. As the crabs grow in ...

In a delightful turn of events near the South African West Coast, scientists stumble upon a new hermit crab species with distinctively green eyes. Tailored nucleic acid extraction and amplification ...