Hermit crabs are finding their way into discarded tires in the ocean – and they can’t get out, a new study from Hirosaki University found. The concave interior of a car tire can trap hermit ...

Unfortunately, captivity does seem to shorten the life span of a hermit crab, however, in their natural environment and in well-maintained captive environments, hermit crabs can live 20-30 years.

More than 500,000 hermit crabs have died as a result of plastic pollution according to a new study. ... marine life and humans. ... This leads to a cycle, ...

Hermit crabs are a decapod crustacean, meaning they have 10 (deca-) legs (pods) along with a hardened exoskeleton or shell. There are about 800 species worldwide with 11 found in Florida.