She carried it to her home and tried searching for an appropriate-sized mollusk shell, which hermit crabs usually inhabit for protection, on the beach but luck was not on her side. Amill did not ...

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 ...

This crab was a victim, not just because his shell was tastelessly painted to resemble a soccer ball, but because he was one of thousands of other hermit crabs bought as mementos. The thoughtless ...

Recent travelers recommend that you uncover the sea stars and hermit crabs in the bay's eastern side tide pools, and that you picnic in the shady areas behind the beach. If you get antsy ...

If you find one of these crustaceans at the beach hunkering in a rockpool ... but scuttling. These are hermit crabs, which don’t make their own shells, but pick up the empty homes of whelks, ...