It’s not a shell at all, but a crab carrying its home on its back, sometimes flaunting a flamboyant collection of decorations. There’s something both comical and deeply ingenious about these ...

About 75 percent of majoid crab species are notorious for decorating with sponges, algae and other marine debris. Scientists are uncertain what physical and environmental factors drive this ...

Mr. T is just a single adorned man but nearly 75% of the 900 species of crab in the superfamily Majoidea decorate themselves. Any material, much to the pity of the gold clad Mr. T, can be attached ...

About three-quarters of over 900 species of crab in the family Majoidea decorate themselves, making them perhaps nature’s most fashion-conscious animal. Although not the only animals known to ...

Other times, crabs choose specific items with which to decorate that have a pungent smell or contain noxious chemicals, making them repugnant to predators. The larvae of many caddisfly species ...