Two common hermit crab species found in the more saline portions of the St. Johns River have highly descriptive names: the thin stripe hermit crab or Clibanarius vittatus and the long-wristed, or ...

Two common hermit crab species found in the more saline portions of the St. Johns River have highly descriptive names: the thin stripe hermit crab or Clibanarius vittatus and the long-wristed, or ...

An underwater photographer stumbled upon a new species of hermit crab with legs and pincers striped like candy canes. The tiny creature has been scientifically named Pylopaguropsis mollymullerae ...

A new secretive species of hermit crab living in crevices shared with moray eels and flaming reef lobsters, has been discovered in the southern Caribbean. The striped color pattern reminded the ...

A thin-striped hermit crab peers out for predators Monday on the shore of the Lake Worth Lagoon along the Southern Boulevard Causeway. Heavy rainfall is in the forecast over the next few days.

The candy striped hermit crab also features a scoop-like right pincer that is oversized relative to its body. While the crab can be seen using it to push itself along, it is unknown whether the ...

A new secretive species of hermit crab living in crevices shared with moray eels and flaming reef lobsters, has been discovered in the southern Caribbean. The striped color pattern reminded the ...

How about a little eye candy? 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 ...

Eventually, a scientist at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. analyzed specimens and identified it as a new species, giving it the common name “candy striped hermit crab.” ...

While on a night dive in the Caribbean, underwater photographer Ellen Muller took a photo of a “flaming reef lobster”. But when she got back from her dive and took a closer look at her photos, she ...

An underwater photographer has stumbled upon a new species of hermit crab with legs and pincers striped like candy canes. Ellen Muller captured photos and video of the tiny creature at dive sites in ...