Hermit crabs are fascinating. Not only do these crustaceans often grow into massive creatures, but they also change shells throughout their lives. Their appearance can vary depending on the size and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Moving can be stressful, especially if you’re a hermit crab. Since a hermit crab’s shell doubles as its house and outfit, finding ...

New research from Queen’s University Belfast and Liverpool John Moores University reveals how the microplastic pollution crisis is threatening biodiversity, specifically the ability of hermit crabs to ...

Plastic waste is at an all-time high, with reports of tiny plastic falling from the sky even being seen as recently as 2020. But as many try to find ways to deal with the growing trash that litter our ...

When Shawn Miller’s camera captured a crisis on the shores of Okinawa, Japan, his heart found a mission. It was 2010 when he first witnessed the ingenious yet alarming way the island’s tiny hermit ...

There are hermits living in the St. Johns River. But before you become alarmed that we have a problem with some folks living in seclusion along the river, I am referring to hermit crabs. Some of you ...

TOWNSHEND — Over 25 years ago, Robert DuGrenier happened upon a hermit crab wearing a broken Coca-Cola bottle as a shell. He was visiting the Bahamas, and the critter scuttled across his beach blanket ...