Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus arcuatus.
Using a vacant knobbed whelk shell for protection. Approx. 3in.
Unlike other crabs, their exoskeletons are less calcified and their abdomens are very long. The soft, vulnerable abdomen of the hermit crab rarely leaves the security of its "borrowed" home.
Pagurus arcuatus.
Using a vacant knobbed whelk shell for protection. Approx. 3in.
Unlike other crabs, their exoskeletons are less calcified and their abdomens are very long. The soft, vulnerable abdomen of the hermit crab rarely leaves the security of its "borrowed" home.
Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus arcuatus.
Using a vacant knobbed whelk shell for protection. Approx. 3in.
Unlike other crabs, their exoskeletons are less calcified and their abdomens are very long. The soft, vulnerable abdomen of the hermit crab rarely leaves the security of its "borrowed" home.
Pagurus arcuatus.
Using a vacant knobbed whelk shell for protection. Approx. 3in.
Unlike other crabs, their exoskeletons are less calcified and their abdomens are very long. The soft, vulnerable abdomen of the hermit crab rarely leaves the security of its "borrowed" home.
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