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Publish Date : 11-03-2010

Author : Haui

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Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea. Most species have long, soft abdomens which are protected from predators by a salvaged empty seashell carried on the crab's back, into which the crab's whole body can retract. Most frequently hermit crabs use the shells of sea snails; the tip of the hermit crab's abdomen is adapted to clasp strongly onto the columella of the snail shell




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