What is a hermit crab? 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 ...

Horseshoe crabs are marine arthropods that live primarily in and around shallow ocean waters on soft sandy ... occurred as a consequence of coastal habitat destruction in Japan and overharvesting ...

oval carapaces blend in with the rocks on the ocean floor. Those round shells and long legs give Japanese spider crabs an arachnid-like look, hence their common name. These animals also have ...

Here are all of your crucial Pacific Coast crab questions answered. Fact checked by Isaac Winter Medically reviewed by Carolyn O'Neil, MS, RDN Fact checked by Isaac Winter Medically reviewed by ...

They depend on the length of their legs to achieve more mobility by moving rapidly and effectively through the seabed of the ocean. King crabs and snow crabs also prefer different habitats.

A judge in Maryland today sided with the Center for Biological Diversity in a lawsuit arguing that the Maryland Department of ...

After our 2017 lawsuit, California agreed in 2019 to evaluate the risk of leatherback entanglement when deciding whether to open and close its Dungeness crab fishery ... the Pacific Ocean. In 2007 we ...