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hermit crab

Description:

This hermit crab got no shell to be its home. It used a plastic container instead..

Habitat:

in or near the beach in tropical seas.

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6 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Diuvs, congratulations, your spotting has been chosen to highlight environmental impacts of plastics in our Get Involved, Take Action feature - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

I agree KdonGalay, very powerful image. Thanks for sharing DiuvsDeJesus.

KdonGalay
KdonGalay 10 years ago

sad sitings, but this could be a good material for the campaign for conservancy and environmental concerns

Saumya Wanniarachchi
Saumya Wanniarachchi 10 years ago

We humans should be ashamed of ! :( Nice find DiuvsDeJesus

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

very interesting...so all it needs is a shelter..the human impact is deplorable

gavanwp
gavanwp 11 years ago

I feel bad for the crab. Very interesting picture, I'm so glad you shared.

DiuvsDeJesus
Spotted by
DiuvsDeJesus

Palawan, Philippines

Spotted on Jun 10, 2012
Submitted on Jun 10, 2012

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