A Spiral Babylon Snail perched atop a Suberites sponge—its ornate spiral hiding a scavenger’s hunger—while Hermit Crabs jostled comically over discarded shells.

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What's happening? The three Chinese suspects, Liao Zhibin, 24, Song Zhenhao, 26, and Guo Jiawei, 27, were found to have hundreds of pounds worth of live hermit crabs in their possession on the Amami ...

Microscopic claw hairs help hermit crabs sense threats and make quick decisions, revealing a link between anatomy and ...

If you have ever looked closely into a rockpool along the U.K. coastline, you may have been lucky enough to find a tiny ...

The analysis revealed that the bolder hermit crabs have more sensilla located on the claw’s surface. Additionally, more ...

Researchers from the University of Plymouth explored how differences in the sensory abilities of hermit crabs influenced how long it took them to recover after being startled. In one species of ...

Readers of The Post and Courier submitted photos showcasing land shells and sea shells, and a winner and two honorable mentions were selected.

Number of objects in this record 1 Record Last Modified 7 Nov 2023 USNM Number EO31695 Object Type Education and Outreach collections Collecting Locality Asia, Japan Scientific Name Mipus gyratus See ...

Ammonites, that became extinct alongside the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, may seem like relics, but their chambered spiral shells have something to teach us.

Hermit crabs are just like us: they need a safe place to hide from terrible humans. A crab believed to be found in the Pacific's Pitcairn Islands was recently spotted with a rather unusual shell ...