On the shores of Okinawa, Japan, an American photographer witnessed something amazing. Hermit crabs were crawling into ...

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An invasive freshwater crab species that can cause erosion problems and damage flood control as well as threaten native crab species in Oregon was captured in a river in mid-November, sparking concern ...

Japanese researchers have described a new species of sea anemone that appears to share a mutually beneficial relationship with hermit crabs. The pale pink sea anemones, now named Paracalliactis ...

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Kumamoto University-led team identifies Paracalliactis tsukisome sp. nov., revealing a rare example of co-evolution in the deep sea Researchers from Kumamoto University and collaborating institutions ...

MARBLEHEAD, MASS. (WHDH) - Architect Tom Saltsman has put his special set of skills to work each Halloween to dress up the garage at his Marblehead home in larger-than-life costumes. This year’s ...

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"I have seen them on East Beach, San Luis Beach, and Seawolf Park. Really they are everywhere on the bayside," Canizalez told Chron. "The day of the video, I would say thousands that we seen." ...

Blue land crabs are edible and are a food source in the Bahamas and the Caribbean. In Florida, harvesting blue land crabs is prohibited from July 1 through Oct. 31. Blue land crabs can be caught by ...

Hermit crabs are small crabs that carry shells on their backs, both for a home and for safety. But with shells being harder to find year after year, hermit crabs have had to spend more time in shells ...