The analysis revealed that the bolder hermit crabs have more sensilla located on the claw’s surface. Additionally, more ...

Microscopic claw hairs help hermit crabs sense threats and make quick decisions, revealing a link between anatomy and ...

If you have ever looked closely into a rockpool along the U.K. coastline, you may have been lucky enough to find a tiny ...

Algae, wood, moss, and other vegetable matter also make up a large part of a wild hermit crab’s diet. Many species are drawn to decaying animal flesh. As such, they often eat dead fish, ...

There are numerous hermit crab genera with species spread all over the world – one or two of them even spend some of their time in trees. The thing that sets them apart from other crustaceans is ...

Researchers took a closer look at the “unusual” animals and soon realized they’d rediscovered a species not seen in 100 years: Cancellus makrothrix, or the Hercules hermit crab.

Researchers took a closer look at the “unusual” animals and soon realized they’d rediscovered a species not seen in 100 years: Cancellus makrothrix, or the Hercules hermit crab.

Researchers took a closer look at the “unusual” animals and soon realized they’d rediscovered a species not seen in 100 years: Cancellus makrothrix, or the Hercules hermit crab.

Divers in False Bay found “unusual” Hercules hermit crabs in “oversized” shells and rediscovered species not seen in 100 years, study said.

Researchers took a closer look at the “unusual” animals and soon realized they’d rediscovered a species not seen in 100 years: Cancellus makrothrix, or the Hercules hermit crab.

Researchers took a closer look at the “unusual” animals and soon realized they’d rediscovered a species not seen in 100 years: Cancellus makrothrix, or the Hercules hermit crab.