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  2. Hermit - Wikipedia

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    A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions . Description

  3. Hermit crab - Wikipedia

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    A hermit crab emerges from its shell, Coenobita perlatus Outside its shell, the soft, curved abdomen of hermit crabs, such as Pagurus bernhardus, is vulnerable. Hermit crab species range in size and shape, from species only a few millimeters long to Coenobita brevimanus (Indos Crab), which can approach the size of a coconut and live 12–70 years.

  4. Recluse - Wikipedia

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    In the Russian Orthodox and Catholic Church tradition, a Poustinik is a temporary hermit who has been called to pray and fast alone in a cabin for at least 24 hours. In ancient Chinese culture, scholars are encouraged to be a public servant in a scrupulous and well-run government but expected to go into reclusion as a yinshi (隐士, 'gentleman ...

  5. Pagurus bernhardus - Wikipedia

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    Pagurus bernhardus is the common marine hermit crab of Europe's Atlantic coasts. It is sometimes referred to as the common hermit crab or soldier crab.Its carapace reaches 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) long, [2] and is found in both rocky and sandy areas, from the Arctic waters of Iceland, Svalbard and Russia as far south as southern Portugal, but its range does not extend as far as the ...

  6. Caribbean hermit crab - Wikipedia

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    A Caribbean hermit crab in the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. The Caribbean hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus), also known as the soldier crab, [2] West Atlantic crab, tree crab, or purple pincher (due to the distinctive purple claw), is a species of land hermit crab native to the west Atlantic, Belize, southern Florida, [3] Venezuela, and the West Indies.

  7. Pagurus hirsutiusculus - Wikipedia

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    Pagurus hirsutiusculus is a species of hermit crab, commonly called the hairy hermit crab. It lives from the Bering Strait south to California and Japan , from the intertidal zone to a depth of 110 m (360 ft).

  8. This Man Knows the Truth About Amelia Earhart. Why Doesn’t ...

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    An old hermit, the legend goes, heard a plane sputtering overhead while paddling his canoe; a 12-day search turned up nothing. ... But it’s got the same characteristics of the tail that she had ...

  9. Coenobita cavipes - Wikipedia

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    This land hermit crab lives in mangrove trees, are mainly nocturnal, and terrestrial species, however often prefer salt water inside of its shell. [4] 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]