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Hermit crab

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One of the shells I found on the beach happened to be occupied

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1 Comment

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 8 years ago

It is a hermit crab. These crabs have a soft body, and occupy empty shells to hide from predators.

ThomasCaelifera
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ThomasCaelifera

St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

Spotted on May 2, 2015
Submitted on May 9, 2015

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