Here at IFLScience, nothing thrills us more than when a colorful crustacean graces our inbox. Banana the Lobster will always hold a special place in our hearts, and we love the blue, bicolored, and ...

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 ...

Sanibel beaches are home to a very special little creature that can be found in all different species of shells. They can be ...

Divers in South Africa found an “unusual” crab in an “oversized” shell and rediscovered a species not seen in 100 years, a study said. Google Street View June ...

A newly described anemone species has been found off the coast of Japan and appears to live exclusively on the shells of one hermit crab species. First-of-its-kind video recordings of the hermit crab ...

Off the coast of Brisbane, Australia, a new species was caught in a trawling net. Felipe Palacio via Unsplash When anglers dropped trawling nets into the Pacific Ocean several miles off the east coast ...

Hermit crabs are using litter as makeshift shells in an apparent attempt to find a mate, scientists have discovered. Plastic caps are the most popular form of rubbish adopted by terrestrial hermit ...

Plunging into a bay in South Africa, divers scanned the rocky coral reefs until an “unusual” sea creature in an “oversized” shell caught their attention. They captured the bristly orange animal — and ...