There are over 800 species of hermit crabs worldwide, and almost all are ocean dwellers—though people are likely most familiar with the dozen semi-terrestrial species, called land hermit crabs ...

Climate change is also driving penguins to colonize new areas, or to stay in regions longer than they normally would, ...

the robber crab is the biggest land crustacean in the world and can weigh up to 9 pounds and measure 3 feet in width. "Christmas Island has the world’s largest and best-protected population of ...

A 39-year-old man faces arson charges after admitting to starting a grass fire late Wednesday night in Malesso' to hunt land ...

Two Taiwanese men were arrested in Okinawa, Japan on suspicion of possessing 998 land hermit crabs without proper ...

Miranda Lowe, Principal Curator of Crustacea, explains some of what we know so far about these giant waterborne relatives of the pill bug. There are a lot of animals living on the seabed that seem ...