Instead, hermit crabs have a hard exoskeleton on the front part of their bodies but a soft tail on the other half, which they protect using the discarded shells of other animals, like whelks.

Hermit crabs are social creatures that can make great family pets. Hermit crabs live on land and use empty shells for protection. If you take proper care of them, a hermit crab can be your ...

A few weeks earlier and some 2,500 miles away in Ocean City, New Jersey, a young boy was seen with a single hermit crab purchased as a vacation souvenir from a local beach shop. This crab was a victim ...