If you are the curious type that likes to hop over tide pools and investigate puka, why not pause for a moment and take a deeper look into what you may find. There are many living animals you may not ...

When walking into a beach store, it’s hard to not stop and admire the hermit crabs crawling around in their environment. The crabs may have a shell painted to look like beloved cartoon characters, ...

Japanese researchers have described a new species of sea anemone that appears to share a mutually beneficial relationship with hermit crabs. The pale pink sea anemones, now named Paracalliactis ...

Researchers from Kumamoto University and collaborating institutions have discovered a new species of deep-sea sea anemone that builds shell-like “homes” for hermit crabs — an extraordinary case of ...

Unlike typical sea anemones, which lack hard skeletons, the new species secretes a shell-like structure - known as a ...

There are hermits living in the St. Johns River. But before you become alarmed that we have a problem with some folks living in seclusion along the river, I am referring to hermit crabs. Some of you ...

Researchers discovered a new species of hermit crab from a dark underwater cave in Japan, according to a new study. Photo by Yoshihisa Fujita provided by the University of the Ryukyus Three ...

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 ...

Like humans, shelter is an essential requirement for animals, but some hermit crabs are making homes out of the most unusual suspect: our trash. According to a paper published in the scientific ...