In the video, a hermit crab scuttles amongst numerous shells before choosing one to move into. For several seconds, the hermit crab works to align itself with the opening of the empty shell.

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.

At a minimum, they need one other friend, but there really is no maximum as long ... and then stuck in cages. Shell harvesting is also a problem. Your hermit crab will need new shells as they ...

Hermit crabs are famous for being small critters that, from time to time throughout their lives, abandon one shell carried on their back to pick up a new one. Project HERMITS by [Ken Nakagaki] is ...

There are no reliable statistics on how many hermit crabs die during transport, get sold, or what their fate may be once sold. Shell Shanty, Inc., a hermit crab wholesaler headquartered in New Jersey, ...

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 ...

A Real Bug’s Life returns for another season of microscopic and dynamic worlds. This new season of the National Geographic series follows new creatures ranging from a hermit crab looking for its ...

A hermit crab rescuer is sharing a rare look at the fascinating moment of a hermit crab changing shells.

A hermit crab rescuer is sharing a rare look at the fascinating moment of a hermit crab changing shells. According to SWNS, Angela Sayre, the founder of Crustacean Plantation, a nonprofit ...

A hermit crab rescuer is sharing a rare look at the fascinating moment of a hermit crab changing shells. According to SWNS, Angela Sayre, the founder of Crustacean Plantation, a nonprofit organization ...