Introducing Strawberry Claws, a new-to-science species of hermit crab with the rosiest legs and claws you ever did see. “We ...

This is a glam shot of a hermit crab – a member of the superfamily Paguroidea. You can see its prominent eyes (1); its two pairs of antennae (2); the top of its asymmetrical claws, or chelipeds (3); ...

“We knew straight away this was a special hermit crab, and quickly gave it the nickname ‘Strawberry claws,’” Marissa McNamara, the museum collection manager, said in a Nov. 8 news releas ...

This large claw, held in such a way that it resembles ... Up to 3 years in captivity Unlike land hermit crabs, fiddler crabs ...

“This hermit has ridges on its claws, and when it rubs them together it makes a noise,” McNamara said. Having examined other hermit crabs with similar sound-creating devices, it’s understood ...