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

If you have ever looked closely into a rockpool along the U.K. coastline, you may have been lucky enough to find a tiny ...

The study reveals that tiny hair-like structures called sensilla on the crabs' claws help them assess their surroundings and ...

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

While the terrestrial hermit crabs that are kept as pets are tropical species, there are many marine species that live at higher latitudes in fairly cold water. Here on the eastern coast of North ...

A new species of hermit crab, discovered in the Caribbean, is just the ticket. It’s called the candy striped hermit crab, named for the bright red stripes that run up its white claws and legs.

They’re also quite large for hermit crabs – the specimen that the official scientific description is based on measured 13.9 millimeters (about half an inch).

Hermit crabs scuttling along the UK's coastline may be bolder than they appear, especially those with more sensitive claws, according to new research from the University of Plymouth. The study ...

Hermit crabs with more sensitive claws may be bolder in their decisions. University of Plymouth. Journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences DOI 10.1098/rspb.2025.0932.