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Hermit crab

Description:

This is the biggest Hermit Crab I've ever seen, about half the size of my fist. They used to be many of them in this beach years ago but tourist take them as pets. This is the first one I see in years.

Habitat:

On the beach.

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1 Comment

Very cute!! Hope they return to the beach again.... : (

LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

Nayarit, Mexico

Spotted on Jul 27, 2014
Submitted on Jul 30, 2014

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