Thankfully, one of them had a large shell to spare for the rescue hermit crab. “[A] neighbor had this [shell]. We’re going to see if it fits him. I’m not sure if it’ll be too big,” she ...

What is a hermit crab? There are over 800 species of hermit crabs worldwide, and almost all are ocean dwellers—though people are likely most familiar with the dozen semi-terrestrial species ...

Male crabs of a species named after actor David Hasselhoff grow bigger claws than females so they can fight each other for a mate, according to a new study. Scientists from the universities of ...

Staff say a "midnight marine marauder" dumped a "bucket full" of shore crabs in their recycling bin. A couple say they were "fascinated" to find an "extremely big" crab on a north Wales beach.

The fresh data on the invasive pest comes from the Bay of Plenty Regional Council working with The University of Waikato and Tauranga Moana Biosecurity Capital, which monitors and gathers information ...

Snow crabs and king crabs, though similar in appearance, differ significantly in size, habitat, leg structure, and reproductive characteristics. King crabs, found primarily in shallow coastal ...

It lives in large communities around hot vents on the seafloor in Antarctica, with its many hairs hosting bacteria - which the crab feeds on. The latest study examined 135 of the crabs - part of ...