Hermit crabs are omnivorous scavengers ... coming partly out of their shells so the male can transfer a sperm packet to the female, which fertilizes her eggs. She later carries her eggs to ...

Hermit crabs scavenge, looking for discarded shells to provide shelter and protect their fragile exoskeleton. It’s a fascinating process, but the crab’s instinct could be their downfall in the ...

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.