Instead, hermit crabs have a hard exoskeleton on the front part of their bodies but a soft tail on the other half, which they protect using the discarded shells of other animals, like whelks.

The hard shell of the nautilus encloses a series of chambers. “The animal resides in the shell’s largest chamber, while the other chambers function like the ballast tanks of a submarine ...

The Shell Factory closed months ago. But animal lovers can still visit some of the North Fort Myers attraction’s most popular animals here in Southwest Florida. The Holstein steer Moo loves ...