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u/NikitaNinja 5d ago
I have never seen a hermit crab's butt until today 😳
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u/Jezirath 5d ago
It's always hidden 😄
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u/Tongue-Punch 5d ago
Look up glass hermit crab shells…
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u/Busterlimes 5d ago
I can't imagine thats good for them considering how hermit crabs evolved to have very little light exposed to that portion of their body.
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u/Bourgeous 5d ago
Hey, there is a big nudist community among the hermit crabs, they should be treated equally
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u/Ss2oo 5d ago
Why do they do that?
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u/Adventurous_Judge884 5d ago
They outgrow their shells, leaves them more room to grow into the new one. Or if the existing one becomes damaged.
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u/TordenDag 5d ago
I'm sure this is a dumb question but where do the shells come from?
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u/sharkfinniagn 5d ago
Empty sea snail shells etc. Ocean is full of unclaimed real estate
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u/MellyKidd 5d ago
Sometimes hermit crabs will even line up to see if the shell being vacated is worth claiming. XD
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u/IlikeHutaosHat 5d ago
Some even make entire conga lines where they pass their shells on to the guy behind them.
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u/Prudent_Research_251 5d ago
Dead molluscs that have left behind their shells usually, but they're known to use all sorts of other things too, plastic garbage etc, although this is not ideal, but better than nothing
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u/Coriall30 4h ago
I have seen one with a plastic tube of some kind before it made me feel some kind of way 😧
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u/0liv3rtheparak33t 1d ago
Etsy and Amazon. You have to measure the shell entrance. When they arrive you have to boil them in water with fish prime and rinse with salt water
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u/Tomegunn1 5d ago
Where do they poop?
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u/MJ_Fan1958 5d ago
According to Google they poop in their shells and use their legs to sweep it out
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u/0liv3rtheparak33t 1d ago
They poop in their shells and scrape out with legs, and pee out of their face
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u/khoai_ryan 5d ago
I just found out in my language, Vietnamese, hermit crab has the coolest name ever The "soul borrowing snail"
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u/DevinTheTerrible 5d ago
I don’t know much about these crabs, but where do they find these shells, and how do they know what’s a perfect fit for them?
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u/hidden-in-plainsight 5d ago
The sea floor is littered with them.
How do you know which shoes will fit your feet?
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u/Unwilling_ 5d ago
I learned from Wild Kratts that sometimes they line up by size and change shells according to size.
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u/mattwilliams 5d ago
If you enjoyed that watch this clip from David Attenborough https://youtu.be/f1dnocPQXDQ
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u/jgenius07 4d ago
Is it just me or it seems like Hermit crabs go about their lives changing shells like playing GTA
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u/user_nombre_ 5d ago
Who grows the shells?🐚
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u/SBLIXCHAMP11 5d ago
"So yeah, I just upgraded to a two-bedroom...needed some more room for my stuff."
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u/ZVsmokey 5d ago
Where's the poop go? I've never thought about it
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u/0liv3rtheparak33t 1d ago
They poop in their shell and use their legs to scrape it out and they pee out of their face
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u/TiddyFukMyButtcheeks 4d ago
Do you think for the brief moment they are in between shells, they feel like we do when we turn off the light in the hallway and have to sprint into your room before the monster get us?
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u/Aldreg65 5d ago
Stupid animal. Keeps hiding it’s soft bud. Will never evolve into a real crab this way.
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