Blue land crabs have been creeping their way up the East Coast, prompting officials in Georgia, South Carolina and North ...

Blue land crabs typically cross Treasure Coast roadways en masse each fall. Here are five things to know about them: This ...

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 land hermit crabs ...

Here's how planes land sideways in high winds. Landings like this actually have a name, crabbing. The name comes from the way crabs walk sideways across the beach. That's kind of what the airplane ...

Researchers said they found 526 hermit crabs had been trapped inside one container ... wildlife populations worldwide, especially on land. "The potential for plastics on beaches and in other ...

No, it's not science fiction, just plain old science. We're talking about the horseshoe crab. For decades we've needed them, and their blood, to help us discover human medicines. They're being ...

That is perhaps how hermit crabs on beaches across the world feel. Only, they have no voice to speak of their predicament, no means to choose otherwise. Terrestrial or land hermit crabs are ...