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Tiny hermit crab

Paguroidea

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Description:

the shell is 3/4 inch long

Habitat:

spotted in shallows of Indian River

Notes:

I had picked up the shell thinking it was empty. When I saw the tiny crab, I put it on a weed-covered rock and watched it crawl back into the water.

Reference Links:

Hermit crab

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PublishedNovember 20, 2011

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