These shells are vital in protecting and enabling hermit crabs to grow, reproduce, and survive. The researchers found that when hermit crabs were exposed to microplastics, they were less likely to ...

Land hermit crabs have been using bottle tops, parts of old light bulbs, and broken glass bottles as shelters instead of shells. Polish researchers studied 386 images of hermit crabs occupying ...

This hermit crab has poked its head out of its protective shell to take in its surroundings. Hermit crabs long ago established a tight relationship with the marine snail shells they live in. Since ...

Marine snail shells, their main choice for housing, are likely in decline as a result of shrinking gastropod populations, per the paper. Humans might also pick up viable shells as souvenirs.

“More specifically, in this case it had a detrimental effect on shell selection behaviour in hermit crabs. As this behaviour is vital for hermit crab survival and reproduction, there could be ...

All hermit crabs appropriate abandoned snail shells for their homes, but the dozen or so species of land-based hermit crabs -- popular terrarium pets -- are the only ones that hollow out and ...

From snail shells to plastic caps: Alarming shift in hermit crab behavior unveiled The researchers found 386 crabs utilizing plastic caps as shells, raising questions about the impact on marine life.

Land hermit crabs have been using bottle tops, parts of old light bulbs and broken glass bottles, instead of shells. New research by Polish researchers studied 386 images of hermit crabs occupying ...

Like hermit crabs, several species of octopuses and cichlid fish live in and defend empty snail shells. Limpets hunker down in the recesses of rocks, and clown fish snuggle up to sea anemones.

Hermit crabs have an odd housing situation. Rather than produce their own shells like other crustaceans, they must find an empty shell made by a completely different species, marine snails, in ...

KOCHI: Illustrating the threat posed by plastic pollution to the marine ecosystem, a hermit crab was recently found using a plastic ice cream container for a shell on Kalpeni Island, in the ...

Intrigued — and somewhat concerned — researchers scoured the internet for images of hermit crabs using human trash instead of natural shells, the study said. They found almost 400 examples.