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2. Hermit crab - Wikipedia

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   Hermit crabs fighting over a shell A hermit crab retracted into a shell of Acanthina punctulata and using its claws to block the entrance. As hermit crabs grow, they require larger shells. Since suitable intact gastropod shells are sometimes a limited resource, competition often occurs between hermit crabs for shells. The availability of empty ...

3. Petrochirus diogenes - Wikipedia

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   The giant hermit crab [1] (Petrochirus diogenes) is a species of marine hermit crab. This species lives in the Caribbean Sea, and often inhabits conch shells. [2] This species of hermit crab is large enough that it can inhabit a fully grown shell of the queen conch. It will attack and eat a conch, thus obtaining a meal and a shell. [3]

4. Coenobita cavipes - Wikipedia

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   The larger hermit crabs have been known to submerge their entire bodies into the sea water. The saltwater is used to bind the shell to the crabs back through the high salinity in the water. [6] In addition, water in the shell allows for rehydration, wetting the surface of their gills and abdomen which aids in gas exchange, reducing their body ...

5. Clibanarius tricolor - Wikipedia

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   Clibanarius tricolor is a hermit crab that lives in shallow water of the Caribbean Sea and is popular in the home aquarium trade. Its common names include blue-legged hermit crab , tricolor hermit crab , [ 1 ] blueleg reef hermit crab , equal handed hermit crab and blueleg hermit crab .

6. Paguristes puncticeps - Wikipedia

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   The midden constitutes a source of empty shells available for use by hermit crabs, and P. puncticeps individuals have been observed carrying empty shells away from the pile. [4] The middens also attract hermit crabs which feed on food scraps left by the octopus, but feeding close to the octopus den is a risky business.

7. Pagurus - Wikipedia

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   Pagurus is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Paguridae.Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is not calcified and they use snail shells as protection. These marine decapod crustaceans are omnivorous, but mostly prey on small animals and scavenge carrion.