Scientists discovered a vibrant hermit crab with unique red claws and fascinating underwater sound-making ability.
Say hello to Strawberry Claws, a large new-to-science species of hermit crab recently described by Queensland Museum ...
Those who remember their nature classes from school will recall that the hermit crab is a fascinating creature. A member of ...
The crab’s “crimson” claws earned its name Strigopagurus fragarchela from the Latin form of strawberry, “Fragaria,” and ...
Scientists build clever contraptions to study animal behavior like the hermit crab housing market. In his quest to understand the hermit crab housing market, biologist Mark Laidre of Dartmouth ...
While Strawberry Claws is a delightful nickname, the pair propose the official common name “Strawberry-clawed Hermit”. The ...
Instead, they found a shelled animal covered in red dots down its ... where researchers discovered it was a species of hermit crab that had never been discovered before. “We knew straight ...
A hermit crab trundles across a beach in Japan's Okinawa, carrying its home on its back: not a shell, but a disintegrating ...
An Aussie museum was adding new shells to its collection when one of its experts noticed something fascinating hidden inside.