Social media users were concerned by the scene in the viral clip, with one writing: "this is why we don't collect shells." ...

"It stunts their growth and shortens their lifespan," Sayre told SWNS about what happens when hermit crabs try to live without proper shells. "When people take shells from the beach, they're ...

Land hermit crabs ... some individual crabs using plastic? One possibility is that they are forced to due to a lack of natural shells, but we can’t test this hypothesis without more information ...

"The painted shells are toxic to them, but a hermit crab without a shell is just a death sentence, so they have no choice but to go into one of these painted shells." The painted shells are a far ...

Land hermit ... shells. We need structured field surveys to clarify this. Second, why are some individual crabs using plastic? One possibility is that they are forced to due to a lack of natural ...

But what if you could have a large enough sexual organ to reproduce without exiting your shell, which rivals may steal? While studying land-dwelling hermit crabs ... With no shell to protect ...

The majority of terrestrial hermit crab species worldwide have used trash as shells, according to a study by experts at two Polish universities to be published next month. The study analyzed ...

A TikToker with the username @noodlesma posted a video of a hermit crab moving into a new shell, and viewers weren’t shy about sharing their thoughts on the crab’s living circumstances. Moving can be ...

The study, published this month in Science of the Total Environment, identified 386 total instances of the crustaceans wearing artificial shells. Of the world’s 16 terrestrial hermit crab ...

Land hermit crabs ... some individual crabs using plastic? One possibility is that they are forced to due to a lack of natural shells, but we can’t test this hypothesis without more information ...