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

If you have ever looked closely into a rockpool along the UK coastline, you may have been lucky enough to find a tiny hermit crab scuttling about ...

Hermit crabs are best known for scavenging seashells left by marine creatures ... Prince Harry says it's 'impossible' to bring Meghan and his children back to the UK after losing legal challenge ...

Pictures reveal hermit crabs are turning to plastic waste to use as shells. Scientists from University of Warsaw and Poznań University said this emphasises impacts of plastic pollution on a ...

This hermit crab lives inside a toothpaste cap as though it's perfectly natural If you thought the little crustaceans were only found in their own natural homes, think again with these pictures.

Land hermit crabs have been using bottle tops, parts of old light bulbs and broken glass bottles, instead of shells. New research by Polish researchers studied 386 images of hermit crabs occupying ...

Lobsters, octopus and crabs will be recognized as sentient beings in the U.K. after new research suggested they have a central nervous system and can feel pain. The U.K. government announced ...

But unlike other hermit crabs, Harry lives in Legoland, Windsor, in the UK, and the staff there had a novel approach to his problem – designing a red, yellow and blue LEGO shell-shaped home for ...

Whereas hermit crabs require shells because of their soft bodies, coconut crabs actually have a tough exoskeleton. However, while they're growing, they usually find gastropod shells for protection.

A new species of hermit crab that shelters in solitary corals has been discovered in southern Japan. Details of the discovery, made by scientists at Kyoto University, have just been published in ...

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 ...