Angela Sayre, the founder of Crustacean Plantation, shared a video of a hermit crab changing shells in Florida to help raise ...

Instead, hermit crabs have a hard exoskeleton on the front part of their bodies but a soft tail on the other half, which they protect using the discarded shells of other animals, like whelks.

Rare footage captures a hermit crab swapping shells, showcasing a crucial survival moment. The video, filmed by Angela Sayre, founder of Crustacean Plantation, highlights the shell shortages crabs ...

you notice a conch shell. Stoutly made, it has six heavy spikes coming off it. Perhaps the maker is within. Or perhaps the maker is long dead, and the shell now belongs to a hermit crab.

A spiralled shell could shelter a hermit crab seeking a safe home. An abandoned conch shell might be the perfect refuge for a shy octopus. Last Sunday, as part of the International Earth Day ...