My daughter has a hermit crab for a pet. We don’t see it much because it hides in its shell all day, only coming out after dark. That’s how they got their name. Hermits are people who live alone.

Hermit crabs are fascinating crustaceans and are an ideal choice for beginner owners. They are hardy, low-maintenance creatures with specific temperature and humidity needs. You will have hours of fun ...

Hermit crabs are small crabs that carry shells on their backs, both for a home and for safety. But with shells being harder to find year after year, hermit crabs have had to spend more time in shells ...

FLOYD, Va. – A Floyd woman has worked decades to figure out her life, but little did she know it would be a hermit crab that would help her claw her way to her purpose. Mary Akers, 57, is a hermit ...

Land hermit crabs have been using bottle tops, parts of old light bulbs and broken glass bottles, instead of shells. New research by Polish researchers studied 386 images of hermit crabs occupying ...

A video showing hermit crabs unexpectedly crawling out of a bag of beach shells has stirred both shock and concern among millions of viewers on TikTok. The video, posted by @ryleeslappey, has amassed ...

"I have seen them on East Beach, San Luis Beach, and Seawolf Park. Really they are everywhere on the bayside," Canizalez told Chron. "The day of the video, I would say thousands that we seen." ...

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Researchers from Kumamoto University and collaborating institutions have discovered a new species of deep-sea sea anemone ...

Plastic trash in the ocean is a long-standing issue. Experts estimate there are over 170 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean, including harmful fragments of microplastic as well as larger pieces ...