Hermit crabs are fascinating. Not only do these crustaceans often grow into massive creatures, but they also change shells throughout their lives. Their appearance can vary depending on the size and ...

A new sea anemone species, Paracalliactis tsukisome, builds shell-like homes and share them with hermit crabs - a rare, ...

Humans don’t need to blast off into space to find some truly alien-looking wonders. The deepest depths of our ocean are like ...

A pale-pink sea anemone constructs homes for its crab companions. The discovery reveals some complex behaviour among these ...

Unlike typical sea anemones, which lack hard skeletons, the new species secretes a shell-like structure - known as a ...

A hermit crab rescuer is sharing a rare look at the fascinating moment of a hermit crab changing shells. 'Great regret': Switzerland reels after US tariff blow Adorable bobcat family takes over ...

The new species of hermit crab-associated sea anemone, Paracalliactis tsukisome, secretes and constructs a unique shell-like structure known as a carcinoecium, which expands the host hermit crab’s ...

Researchers from Kumamoto University and collaborating institutions have discovered a new species of deep-sea sea anemone ...

Thacker, Robert W. 1994. "Volatile shell-investigation cues of land hermit crabs: Effect of shell fit, detection of cues from other hermit crab species, and cue isolation." Journal of Chemical Ecology ...

Beneath the waves off Japan’s Pacific coast, scientists have uncovered a mesmerising discovery; a delicate, pale pink sea anemone that builds homes for hermit crabs. Named Paracalliactis tsukisome, ...

Researchers from Kumamoto University and collaborating institutions have discovered a new species of deep-sea sea anemone ...