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Hermit crabs with undersized shells cannot grow as fast as those with well-fitting shells, and are more likely to be eaten if they cannot retract completely into the shell. [29] Shells used by hermit crabs have usually been remodeled by previous hermit crab owners. This involves a hermit crab hollowing out the shell, making it lighter.
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Coenobita rugosus is a species of land hermit crab native to Indonesia, Australia and the east African coast to the south west Pacific. [1] C. rugosus has four walking legs, a small pincer, a large pincer, and antennae. When threatened C. rugosus is able to make a 'chirping' sound by rubbing its large pincer against its shell as a stridulatory ...
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Calcinus laurentae is a species of left-handed hermit crab in the family Diogenidae. [1] The common name for Calcinus laurentae is Laurent's Hermit Crab [ 2 ] or Redleg calcinus. [ 3 ] Calcinus laurentae are native to Hawaii [ 4 ] and the Hawaiian word for hermit crab is unauna.
Calcinus argus, also known as the Argus hermit crab, is a species of hermit crabs in the family [[ Diogenidae]] described by David Wooster in 1984. [1] Originating from the Indo-West Pacific near Hawaii .
Calcinus verrillii, commonly known as Verrill's hermit crab, is a species of hermit crab in the genus Calcinus which is endemic to Bermuda.It was first described by the American zoologist Mary J. Rathbun and named in honour of the American zoologist Addison Emery Verrill, who spent much time with his students studying the geology and marine fauna of Bermuda.
Clibanarius digueti is a species of hermit crab that lives off the western coast of Mexico, and is abundant in the Gulf of California. [1] It is known under various common names such as the Mexican hermit crab, the blue-eyed spotted hermit [2] or the Gulf of California hermit crab.