It’s not surprising to learn that hermit crabs live their happiest lives when they’re in habitats that closely mimic their ...

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 ...

For decades, Pierre Huyghe has made art out of almost anything — hermit crabs, blind cavefish, monkeys, human skeletons, brain scans and even cancer cells. Armed with such an uncanny array of ...

Hermit crabs living in broken shells outperform those inhabiting intact shells in fights because they attack more aggressively, compensating for lower muscle strength with vigor. Amid cuts to federal ...

S.C. Johnson, the company behind Windex and Ziploc, released a short film showing Zuzu, a hermit crab, to fight plastic pollution.