Congratulations, you’ve successfully spotted today’s featured crustacean, the Ecuadorian hermit crab. The Ecuadorian hermit crab (Coenobita compressus), sometimes called the Pacific hermit crab, is ...

Hermit crabs are fascinating. Not only do these crustaceans often grow into massive creatures, but they also change shells ...

Because they are small, and because their eyes on stalks, their ommatophores, are curious and gentle, the Caribbean and Ecuadorian hermit crabs are often sold as easy-care pets. Salesmen paint their ...

Most of the hermit crabs sold as pets in the US are purple pincher crabs or Ecuadorian hermit crabs. Purple pinchers are native to the Caribbean, South America, and the Florida Keys, while the ...

There are many species of land hermit crabs, the two most common pet varieties being the Caribbean, Coenobita clypeatus; and the Ecuadorian, Coenobita compressus. In the wild, they’re found near ...

Land crabs come in a variety of species from the tiny Ecuadorian Hermit Crab, which weighs less than an ounce, to the Coconut Crab which, at 38lbs, is the world’s largest terrestrial invertebrate.