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.
Shared with Outdoor Wednesday + Wordless Wednesday.
Makes me smile....what a little surprise! Miss Bloomers/Sonia
ReplyDeleteMy grands have had these at different times and they are so much fun...
ReplyDeleteGreat photos.
We used to have a hermit crab in our salt water tank.. we loved how we had to buy him bigger shells.
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Happy OW Maya
Love Claudie
xo
What a neat and interesting post. I learn something every week.
ReplyDeleteWhat a surprise...neat photos. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteVery cute pictures. I used to catch them when I was a kid, thankfully my mother always made me put them back.
ReplyDeleteWowza! I was surprised to see a hermit crab inside the shell.
ReplyDeleteJoyce M
Great photos Maya. I recall my boys having hermit crabs when they were about 10.
ReplyDeleteSo amazing
Alison
How cool is that! Great pictures and I've never seen a hermit crab before!
ReplyDeletePlease come by for my first (and last) poetry reading about the Hippy Bees...lol.
Thanks for sharing!
One of my favorite books, as a kid, was Pagoo. A beautiful illustrated story of a hermit crab:)
ReplyDeleteoh my! isn't he cute :) that's really cool capture you took. my WW is up too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a find. One wants to just say "oh, hi there" as the crab comes out of its shell.
ReplyDeleteWow! how awesome! Really good one.
ReplyDeleteThat 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.
ReplyDeleteI love Hermit Crabs, I used to have 2 of them and I loved them so much!
ReplyDeleteThanks, life emerging.
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ReplyDeleteit reminds me of me.
xx
Great pix, how amazing.
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Maggie @ Normandy Life
That is the closest I have ever seen to a cute hermit crab. Love the chronological pics.
ReplyDeleteBecky K
Hospitality Lane
cute creature! he's not so shy after all.:P
ReplyDeleteThese are such interesting creatures and you got some fabulous pictures. Loved them.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn/A Southerners Notebook
Dear Mr. Crab,
ReplyDeleteI think your new home is lovely.
You made a nice choice.
Love,
Julia
Your pictures are unusual and fabulous. I really enjoyed your post. I hope you are having a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteAMAZING!!! BEAUTIFUL creature... BEAUTIFUL photos!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I just love the sequence of shots and the actual crab in the last one.
ReplyDeleteVeryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy fun!
ReplyDeleteIf you get a chance please stop by and say hi!
TTFN~~Claudia ♥ ♥
Great photos! The hermit's new shell stands out so vividly against the dark green of the seaweed and the black of the mussels.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing!
~ Tracy
Nice set of photos. I love it.
ReplyDeleteI love that he peeked out and posed for the camera! Great new home - location, location, location!
ReplyDeleteRobin
What a great shot of the hermit crab peeking out!
ReplyDeleteLove it :)
Laura
www.brightboldbeautiful.blogspot.com
Great pics ,my granddaughter has two Hermit Crabs &she loves them8-)
ReplyDelete~Myrna
What beautiful photos, and what a great story they tell! :-)
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ReplyDeleteWow, that is amazing from the beginning of the photos to the end - I feel like I am watching a movie!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the birthday wishes, hope you are enjoying your week! :)