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Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea.
Most of the 1100 species possess an asymmetrical abdomen which is concealed in an empty gastropod shell carried around by the hermit crab.
Most species have long, spirally curved abdomens, which are soft, unlike the hard, calcified abdomens seen in related crustaceans. The vulnerable abdomen is protected from predators by a salvaged empty seashell carried by the hermit crab, into which its whole body can retract. Most frequently, hermit crabs use the shells of sea snails (although the shells of bivalves and scaphopods and even hollow pieces of wood and stone are used by some species). The tip of the hermit crab's abdomen is adapted to clasp strongly onto the columella of the snail shell.
Most species are aquatic and live in varying depths of salt water, from shallow reefs and shorelines to deep sea bottoms. Tropical areas host some terrestrial species, though even those have aquatic larvae and therefore need access to water for reproduction. Most hermit crabs are nocturnal.
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* I misspoke I meant dechlorinated, not distilled* 💗✌🏻 Hey guys! Long video and lots of info!! lol This is a video all about hermit crab care and hermit crab tank setup! I hope this video helps you, and I hope you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching and please see all the links below for more information that I couldn't include in this video! My hermit crab are in a glass tank (20 gallon long) AND I suggest when getting crabs you consider getting getting at least 2 together! just make sure they get along! **Just to clarify I do not recommend or support the purchasing of hermit crabs, they have been taken from the wild and it breaks my heart. I do not support this. However I have had my crabs almost 9 years and want to teach their care for those who have crabs or have had them for a lo...
In this exciting excerpt from the third season of Jonathan Bird's Blue World, Jonathan films a hermit crab changing shells and then also transferring its anemones from one shell to the other. This is extremely rare footage of a seldom-seen behavior! To see the whole episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFkdiCQxbyg ********************************************************************** If you like Jonathan Bird's Blue World, join us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/BlueWorldTV Or Twitter! https://twitter.com/BlueWorld_TV On the Web: http://www.blueworldTV.com **********************************************************************
HobbyKids get Hermit Crabs as pets! See the fun designs on their shell backs. HobbyPig shrinks and gets inside with the crabs. Oh no, what happens next? This idea created by HobbyKidsTV. Subscribe for NEW Shows: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=HobbyKidsTV ---TOY VIDEOS--- Family Video Gaming Fun: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzDMAGLsSlZrhbIdcXn1B5qLtd_6D9407 World's Biggest Surprise Eggs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzDMAGLsSlZoNvpGg-ijs4DlYu2RMSOxo Games and Challenges: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzDMAGLsSlZqo_IVVsyn7Sn0yFehplgK1 Best Family Fun Shows: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzDMAGLsSlZpBsqsE4zkBbucAsQ0bgiWd Learning Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzDMAGLsSlZo8aAHrPRzVmM_oW_hZtxdO ---OUR OTHER HO...
To care for hermit crabs, build a habitat by using coconut husk as a bedding, adding fibrous dirt to the cage's bottom, inserting cork bark and keeping the humidity level at 70 percent. Create a burrowing space for hermit crabs using this free video from a exotic pet specialist on hermit crab care. Expert: Cordell Jacques Bio: Cordell Jacques has worked in the pet industry for more than 10 years, currently working at Huron Pet Supply in Ann Arbor, Mich. Filmmaker: Travis Waack
In this new exposé, delicate hermit crabs were taken from the wild to be sold as trinkets, dumped into crowded, barren pens, and even thrown in the trash while still alive. http://peta2.me/2x5ex
People, I shot this video on a beach in Costa Rica, I did NOT make this trap. I just saw a bunch of kids around it and shot the video. Please don't blame ME for the hermit crabs being trapped forever in this swirling vortex of hell.. thank you. To all the people who think these hermit crabs are doomed to swirl on and on forerver in this hellish vortex until they starve to death, the tide eventually filled the trap and set them free to run to their families and have sex with their wives and make more hermit crabby children who will roam the beautiful beach forever.. To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email licensing@storyful.com
Part of an art installation by Robert DuGrenier this happy hermit crab in a glass shell can now see his predators before they see him. He selected this shell after a molt and seems to be very happy. He was dipped in water to remove the sand just before I took this video that is why water is on his shell. He has been in his new "mobile home" since June 25th 2010. To buy glassshell.com The problem with collecting natural shell from the beach is that there is a huge shortage and the wild crabs can't find places to live. The wild population of crabs are in danger. Don't collect them from the beach!. This is my answer to help save the wild crab and also study the pet crab in captivity. Glass shells are much stronger and lighter than real shells I have never had one break in a tank only when som...
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