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 ...

Talking about the habitat, Sprague said hermit crabs have antennae and pedipalps, a secondary pair of forward legs, with which they sense their environment. “This is what it’s like to go ...

Despite what the store or seller tells you, hermit crabs are not beginner-friendly. Though they are rather cheap once you have their habitat set up, they are initially very costly. They also take ...

The researchers compared the shield shapes of "true" crabs (Brachyura) and "false" crabs (Anomura), the latter of which ...

On the morning of April 24 during the spring school break, young visitors to the Westfield Athenaeum were invited to learn ...