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Hermit crab (cangrejo Hermitaño)

Decapod crustacean

Photo by Ceci
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Crab that carries a seashell in order to protect its soft and unprotected abdomen.

Habitat:

Saltywater

Notes:

It was found on the shore as seen in the picture, the tide was very low during that day.

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Hermit crab

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Comments (3)
Ceci
Ceci told me to write thank you Julio; and thank you Ashish too. She spotted it and took it back to the water while I took the picture. Ceci's mum
Ceci
It was like that. The tide was very, very low during that day. I don´t know if someone turned it, after taking the picture my daughter took it into the water =)

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PublishedDecember 30, 2011

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