A hermit crab crawls around its cage at Bargain Beachwear in North Myrtle Beach. Thousands of hermit crabs are sold every year as a Myrtle Beach area souvenir. Emalyn Muzzy [email protected] When ...

Did you know that terrestrial hermit crabs socialize with each other? According to a recent study at the University of California at Berkeley, researchers discovered that hermit crabs congregate ...

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. -- Hermit crabs are common on Delmarva, often sold as a novelty at gift shops near the beach. One woman on Chincoteauge Island is looking to alter that mindset. Most people likely ...

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 ...

Hermit crabs are fascinating. Not only do these crustaceans often grow into massive creatures, but they also change shells throughout their lives. Their appearance can vary depending on the size and ...

If you have ever looked closely into a rockpool along the UK coastline, you may have been lucky enough to find a tiny hermit crab scuttling about. What you might not realise is that hermit crabs are ...

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 ...