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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 ...

Plunging into a bay in South Africa, divers scanned the rocky coral reefs until an “unusual” sea creature in an “oversized” ...

Divers in South Africa found an “unusual” crab in an “oversized” shell and rediscovered a species not seen in 100 years, a study said. Google Street View June ...

Researchers said they found 526 hermit crabs had been trapped inside one container An estimated 570,000 hermit crabs have been killed after being trapped in plastic debris, a new study has said.

It was an unusual discovery. As the mercury soared to triple digits last October in Yuma, Arizona, a hermit crab later named “Hermie” was found near a drip irrigation line in a state park—a victim of ...