A new survey reveals the most common bad beach habits among Americans, from peeing in the ocean to taking seashells home.

Myrtle Beach once banned the sale of hermit crabs In July 2001, the city of Myrtle Beach made the sale of hermit crabs illegal, by classifying them as a “feral animal,” according to The Sun ...

Jackson Hermit crabs race for 25th time at Clark Lake's Beach Bar Updated: Jul. 12, 2016, 7:22 p.m. | Published: Jul. 12, 2016, 6:22 p.m.

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.

Mary Akers' Journey with breeding hermit crabs (WSLS) “My goal is to get them reclassified as exotic pets and all that goes with that,” Akers said. “So that way they are respected.

They gathered almost 300 hermit crabs from a Long Island beach and briefly removed the crabs from their shells. They weighed and measured each crab and its residence.

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FORT WALTON BEACH — Two hermit crabs evicted from a plane at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport last week have caught a new ride to Illinois. The crabs, named Spirit and Rainbow, belong to 7 ...

VALPARAISO — Two hermit crabs evicted from a plane at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport last week have caught a new ride to Illinois. The crabs, named Spirit and Rainbow, belong to 7-year-old ...

FOLLOW THE CROWD Within three minutes on a beach at Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, land hermit crabs (Coenobita compressus) crowd a tube containing flesh bits of their own kind. Researchers say the ...

Clearly, the scent of dead hermit crabs is something these animals have evolved a special sensitivity for. Perhaps it's not so surprising, however, when you look at the numbers.

Hermit crabs are finding their way into discarded tires in the ocean – and they can’t get out, a new study from Hirosaki University found. The concave interior of a car tire can trap hermit ...