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"Don't Eat With Your Legs!
Hermit crabs are decapods, which means they have 10 legs!
The first three pairs of legs are called maxillipeds and serve as mouthparts. One of the pairs of leg appendages has pinchers, which help the crabs to grip and squeeze their food.",
"Shell Shield:
Hermit crabs can hide within their shell if they are threatened.
When their abdominal muscles grip the walls of their shells, they are pulled into their safe, portable homes.",
"Back Where It Belongs:
Hermit crabs mate in saltwater oceans and seas. Males and females must leave their shell homes partially in order to mate.
Hermit crab youth must molt several times as they grow into their adult size. If the crab is a land crab they may then migrate back to their their homes on land once they have reached adulthood.",
"Giant, Huge, Enormous Crab!
Unlike most pet hermit crabs, which are quite small, pacific hermit crabs can grow up to 12 inches in length.
Pacific hermit crabs eat coral, clams and other crustaceans, and can only live in saltwater.",
"A Tropical Paradise:
Most hermit crabs are tropical crustaceans. The average temperature for a saltwater tank must be between 14 and 24 degrees Celsius.
The other fish in the tank must be saltwater fish, so they can tolerate these warm temperatures.",
"Purple Pincher:
Also known as the soldier crab, the purple pincher, and the tree-climbing crab, The Caribbean hermit crab is the most popular kind of pet crab!
Caribbean hermit crabs have a purple pincher, which gives them a distinctly different look from other types of hermit crabs.
While four of the Caribbean hermit crab's legs are used for walking, they also have four tiny legs that hold the creature in its shell. In addition, the crabs have four antennae and a small pincher.",
"A Snail Leaves Behind More Than Slime:
The exoskeleton of the hermit crab does not cover its abdomen, so it must be hidden within a shell. Fortunately, its abdomen is incredibly soft, and can mold to the shape of whatever shell it chooses as its home.
The empty shells of snails and slugs are the preferred homes of hermit crabs.",
"To Each His Own:
Land-dwelling hermit crabs generally live in the tropics, mainly in Indo-Pacific regions, the Caribbean, and the western Atlantic near the Gulf of Mexico.
Some of these crabs rarely set foot in water and some never leave it, while others live both in land and in water.",
"Crab Cleptomaniac?
The world’s largest terrestrial anthropoid (a kind of invertebrate) is the coconut crab, which is a hermit crab that can grow to 16 inches in length!
Its weight is generally around 9 lbs and its legs are massive, growing up to 3 feet in length.
One of these limbs has sharp pinchers used to crack open coconuts. The coconut crab is sometimes called the robber crab or the palm thief because it is known to steel shiny pots and silverware from homes near its habitat.",
"Fortune 500
There are at least 500 species of hermit crabs. Hermit crabs outgrow their shells quickly, and when they do, they must find a new home.
When the creatures find a promising shell, they must inspect it thoroughly. Using their antennae and claws, they can find out if the shell is clean, or if it is inhabited by another animal.",
"Busting Out of Its Shell:
When a hermit crab molts, water pressure within its body causes the exoskeleton to crack open and the crab crawls out of it.
Then, a new layer forms over its unprotected, soft body, creating a new, larger exoskeleton. Some hermit crabs will eat their shed exoskeletons after they molt, as it is rich in calcium, minerals, and vitamins.",
"Grand Theft Shell:
Most crabs grow a new shell when the old one gets too tight, but not the hermit crab.
Each time it goes through a growth spurt, it moves out of its shell and use the empty shell of another animal as its new home.",
"Sensitive Crab:
The abdomen of a hermit crab is soft and vulnerable, so when it forages for food, it must carry its shell right along for protection."];