![Mashes Sand Beach proved to be a good house hunting spot for this stripped hermit crab.](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/wakullaco/environment/files/2015/07/hermit_crab_wn_7-2-15-150x150.jpg)
Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director
There are many species of the animal kingdom known to use tools. To humans, this is a sign of intelligence, at least to some degree.
While hermit crabs may not be considered a contender for the smartest animal on Earth, they are certainly capable of using tools to survive. Exactly when the first crustacean adapted to live in a shell is unknown, but the moment when that first arthro-pioneer laid eyes on an empty shell defined generations of a species. Read the full article here!