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

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

A hermit crab will change shells once it outgrows the current one it’s inhabiting. During a process called molting, which typically occurs once every 12 to 18 months for adult hermit crabs, but ...

Most people think of hermit crabs as small beach dwellers that make good pets. Although they start small, hermit crabs can grow to a large size. In the wild, they can live more than thirty years. In ...

The land hermit crabs were from a species designated as natural monuments because of their cultural and scientific value, and protected by Japanese law. Each one can sell for up to 20,000 yen (US$137) ...

AMAMI, Japan (WKRC) - Three men were arrested in a hotel after they were allegedly caught with "thousands" of live hermit crabs in their suitcases with the intent to smuggle them out of the country.

Three men have been arrested in Japan for attempting to smuggle hermit crabs out of the country. The suspects, aged 24, 26 and 27, and widely identified in Japanese media as being Chinese ...

Hermit crabs - so named because they scavenge shells to live in - can regularly be seen on the beaches of the popular tourist destination. The crabs can be worth up to ¥20,000 (£103), according ...

Officers subsequently discovered "thousands" of hermit crabs, weighing around 95kg. The third man was found to have a further 65kg in another set of three suitcases.

The land hermit crabs were from a species designated as natural monuments because of their cultural and scientific value, and protected by Japanese law. Each one can sell for up to 20,000 yen (US ...

TOKYO: Three Chinese men were arrested in Japan after their rustling suitcases alerted hotel staff to the thousands of protected hermit crabs inside, police said on Thursday (May 8).