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Hermit crab (cangrejo Hermitaño)

Decapod crustacean

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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3 Comments

Ceci
Ceci 11 years ago

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

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Ideal nice shot.

Ceci
Ceci 12 years ago

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 =)

Ceci
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Ceci

Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Spotted on Dec 30, 2011
Submitted on Dec 30, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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