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 ...

There are land hermit crabs, too. Land hermit crabs are the most common type of pet. They come from warm, tropical climates ...

They included individuals from 10 of the 16 species of hermit crab that live on land, and were found throughout the tropics from Africa to Central America. “We confirm for the first time that ...

"According to our calculations, 10 out of the 16 species of land hermit crabs in the world use this type of shelter and it's been observed in all tropical regions of the Earth," Prof Szulkin ...