When you’re a human, coming out of your shell is a journey toward self-actualization. When you’re a crab, coming out of your shell is a nightmare. Bad things happen when you come out of your shell, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Clibanarius erythropus (Latreille, 1818) is the dominant hermit crab in intertidal rocky habitats of the Gulf of Cádiz (southwestern Spain).

“So, I never really thought I’d study penis size, but I sorta stumbled on this topic.” Mark Laidre, a biologist at Dartmouth College. Laidre travels to Costa Rica to study hermit crabs, a species ...

What is a hermit crab? 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 ...