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Field Notes

Description:

Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea

Habitat:

Most species have long, spirally curved abdomens, which are soft, unlike the hard, calcified abdomens seen in related crustaceans. The vulnerable abdomen is protected from predators by a salvaged empty seashell carried by the hermit crab, into which its whole body can retract

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PublishedOctober 5, 2011

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