Today I am going to be telling you about the hermit crab because if you’re walking home at night they’re all over the beach at Koh Jum.
There are 1100 species of hermit crabs. Its scientific name is Paguroidea.
The hermit crab uses empty shells to keep its abdomen from being attacked. This peculiar hobby of the hermit crab is because of its vulnerable backside and abdomen.
A vigorous competition often occurs between hermit crabs for shells because the availability of sizes are some times not in reach. Sometimes over the fighting of shells they are known to kill other hermit crabs.
Hermit crabs will line up biggest to smallest to get their shells renewed. The biggest one will get into the biggest shell, the next one will get into that guys shell and the third one will get into that guys shell and so on.
A group of hermit crabs will gang up on a hermit crab that looks like they have a better shell and take its home\shell away from it.
The little hermit crabs don’t live that long but some species can grow up to the size of a coconut and live 12-70 years.
If you keep a hermit crab as a pet you will find that it is useful in a household Aquarium as a scavenger because it eats algae and debris. I think they’re cute!!!!!! 🙂
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Lukoia Coffey over and out. 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂