Gorgeous Crystal Cove, roughly halfway between Laguna Beach and Newport, makes a great family day trip: From free guided nature tours, easy animal evidence scavenger hunts, and tours of the historic ...

Shell heaven awaits! This treasure trove of oceanic souvenirs ... They’ve got hundreds, in every color of the rainbow and then some. Need a hermit crab habitat complete with tiny plastic palm trees?

Hermit crabs are fascinating. Not only do these crustaceans often grow into massive creatures, but they also change shells ...

Hermit crabs can grow to the size of a coconut and are a long commitment because when properly cared for they can live 30 to 50 years.

A government-funded study found that more than 90 percent of hermit crabs on Itu Aba Island (Taiping Island, 太平島) wore mollusk shells, not plastic debris, in a positive sign for the health of the ...

(CNN) — Police on a Japanese holiday island have arrested three Chinese nationals after thousands of protected hermit crabs were found stuffed into multiple suitcases. The three suspects ...

Three Chinese men have been arrested in Japan after several thousand protected land hermit crabs were found in their suitcases as police investigate whether the suspects intended to sell or keep ...