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For the last six years, Japanese artist Aki Inomata has been designing architecture for an unlikely client: hermit crabs. Using a CT scanner, she creates detailed scans of seashells and then ...

Taiwan’s hermit crabs are in crisis. The little nomadic creatures have been deprived of the shells from which they make their homes. Overcollection of seashells by humans has led to a dire shortage of ...

This weekend brings the annual Hermit Crab Challenge to the Oceanfront, and everyone’s looking for a leg up. The winner of the Crustacean 500 takes home the Order of the Mercury Claw trophy. Who ...

Hermit crabs are social creatures that can make great family pets. Hermit crabs live on land and use empty shells for protection. If you take proper care of them, a hermit crab can be your companion ...