Hermit crabs vary in their mating habits. The Caribbean hermit crab, for example, lives in wetlands, but when it’s time to mate, will head for the seashore in huge masses.

Rare hermit crab specimens caught live for the first time in Caribbean. April 8, 2013, ... from the Caribbean and brought them back to an aquarium, where they were photographed.

Most hermit crabs you see are slowly suffocating to death," explains Porter. Native to the tropics and the Caribbean, Porter has no way to release them into the wild.

Like all hermit crabs, Caribbean hermit crabs—which are the most popular pet variety in the United States—depend on other creatures' shells for protection.

Eventually, a scientist at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. analyzed specimens and identified it as a new species, giving it the common name “candy striped hermit crab.” ...

Hermit crab rescues aren’t uncommon in the United States. The Hermit Crab Association, run by Ohio-based Rachel Hamilla, connects experienced crab keepers with unwanted crustaceans.

The latest marvel to catch my eye is the "Candy striped hermit crab," a diminutive decapod crustacean only a few millimeters long. Discovered in the National Marine Park of the southern Caribbean ...

Gift shops in the Myrtle Beach, SC area sell thousands of hermit crabs a year. ... Manger said the hermit crabs he sells are caught in Central America near the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.