Whether kept as pets or spotted along a seashore, hermit crabs are a familiar sight. These small crustaceans are known for carrying shells on their backs as a form of protection and camouflage. But, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When walking into a beach store, it’s hard to not stop and admire the hermit crabs crawling around in their environment. The crabs ...

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 ...

Hermit crabs are essential scavengers in the ocean. They may crawl into discarded tires looking for food or shelter, and become trapped and die of starvation. Humberto Ramirez via Getty Images Every ...

Hermit crabs are more than happy to let snails build them a perfect home. Hermit crabs are obsessed with snail shells. These crafty little crabs, found in California's rocky intertidal zone, are more ...

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 ...

Video recently taken off of the Texas gulf coast captured a fast-paced ritual on the seafloor; a “hermit crab house swap” party. “The real estate market is hot,” Mustang Island State Park officials ...

Scientists found that plastic pollution is leading hermit crabs to use human trash instead of natural shells, a study said and photos show. Photo from Shawn Miller via Jagiello, Dylewski and Szulkin ...