Like turtles, they will retract into their shells if they detect any danger. ... The small hairs on a hermit crab’s claws are called sensilla. CREDIT: Ari Drummond.

In the video, a hermit crab scuttles amongst numerous shells before choosing one to move into. For several seconds, ... 56 Threatened Turtles Born at Iowa Zoo Released Into the Wild.

Hermit crabs are omnivorous scavengers, eating microscopic mussels and clams, bits of dead animals, and macroalgae. These crustaceans have been misnamed for two reasons: First, ...

Hermit crab gatherings may look like a funeral, but they have a selfish purpose. Bryan Nelson is a science writer and award-winning documentary filmmaker with over a decade of experience covering ...

“‘Hermit crabs need to protect their soft abdomen. They usually do this by hiding in shells left behind by dead crustaceans. One such hiding place is not enough for a lifetime because of the ...

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 ...

Police on a Japanese holiday island have arrested three Chinese nationals after thousands of protected hermit crabs were found stuffed into multiple suitcases. The three suspects – Liao Zhibin ...

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