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Seashell
Hermit Crab in Seashell
Hermit Crab lives in Seashell
A Hermit Crab!

"Their habit of living in a second hand shell is what gave rise to the popular name "hermit crab", which is a reference to the idea of a hermit living alone in a small cave." From Wikipedia.

You can see more pictures @ Jessica's Nature Blog.

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34 comments:

  1. Makes me smile....what a little surprise! Miss Bloomers/Sonia

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  2. My grands have had these at different times and they are so much fun...
    Great photos.

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  3. We used to have a hermit crab in our salt water tank.. we loved how we had to buy him bigger shells.
    Cool.
    Happy OW Maya
    Love Claudie
    xo

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  4. What a neat and interesting post. I learn something every week.

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  5. What a surprise...neat photos. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Very cute pictures. I used to catch them when I was a kid, thankfully my mother always made me put them back.

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  7. Wowza! I was surprised to see a hermit crab inside the shell.
    Joyce M

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  8. Great photos Maya. I recall my boys having hermit crabs when they were about 10.
    So amazing
    Alison

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  9. How cool is that! Great pictures and I've never seen a hermit crab before!

    Please come by for my first (and last) poetry reading about the Hippy Bees...lol.

    Thanks for sharing!

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  10. One of my favorite books, as a kid, was Pagoo. A beautiful illustrated story of a hermit crab:)

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  11. oh my! isn't he cute :) that's really cool capture you took. my WW is up too.

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  12. What a find. One wants to just say "oh, hi there" as the crab comes out of its shell.

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  13. Wow! how awesome! Really good one.

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  14. That little guy is adorable. I used to have hermit crabs as pets. I loved to watch them change shells. But they kept dying on me, so I gave up trying to keep them as pets. They're much better off in the wild, I think.

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  15. I love Hermit Crabs, I used to have 2 of them and I loved them so much!

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  16. Thanks, life emerging.

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  17. i love love love!!!!!

    it reminds me of me.
    xx

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  18. Great pix, how amazing.
    a bientot
    Maggie @ Normandy Life

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  19. That is the closest I have ever seen to a cute hermit crab. Love the chronological pics.

    Becky K
    Hospitality Lane

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  20. cute creature! he's not so shy after all.:P

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  21. These are such interesting creatures and you got some fabulous pictures. Loved them.

    Carolyn/A Southerners Notebook

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  22. Dear Mr. Crab,
    I think your new home is lovely.
    You made a nice choice.
    Love,
    Julia

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  23. Your pictures are unusual and fabulous. I really enjoyed your post. I hope you are having a wonderful day.

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  24. AMAZING!!! BEAUTIFUL creature... BEAUTIFUL photos!!!

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  25. Oh, I just love the sequence of shots and the actual crab in the last one.

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  26. Veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy fun!

    If you get a chance please stop by and say hi!

    TTFN~~Claudia ♥ ♥

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  27. Great photos! The hermit's new shell stands out so vividly against the dark green of the seaweed and the black of the mussels.

    Thank you for sharing!

    ~ Tracy

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  28. Nice set of photos. I love it.

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  29. I love that he peeked out and posed for the camera! Great new home - location, location, location!

    Robin

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  30. What a great shot of the hermit crab peeking out!

    Love it :)
    Laura
    www.brightboldbeautiful.blogspot.com

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  31. Great pics ,my granddaughter has two Hermit Crabs &she loves them8-)
    ~Myrna

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  32. What beautiful photos, and what a great story they tell! :-)

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  33. Wow, that is amazing from the beginning of the photos to the end - I feel like I am watching a movie!

    Thanks for the birthday wishes, hope you are enjoying your week! :)

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