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Hermit crab...with a starfish stuck to him/her

Photo by phthalowren
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Comments (2)
Scott Frazier
The crab would be an arthropod but the starfish and sea urchin "test" (2nd photograph) would fall into our "other" category (as echinoderms).
alicelongmartin
Isn't that an anomaly! I wonder how much the crab is inhibited. Two fighting over one shell!
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PublishedJuly 22, 2011

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