This is what a hermit crab’s body looks like.

Hermit crabs swap their shells as they grow and can live up to 30 years in the wild, often choosing shells from dead snails to fit their size. They also form "housing chains" where dozens line up by size to trade shells in a chaotic crab party. Nature's ultimate home renovators! 🦀🏠

Chiitan is an otter mascot so water is Ok.

Fun fact: Hermit crabs don’t have hard shells of their own, so they use empty shells from other animals to protect their soft bodies. 🦀 As they grow, they’ll switch to larger shells, making them unique shell hunters in the animal kingdom!

This is why I pay for the Internet.

Hermit crabs’ shell-seeking behavior is essentially a survival adaptation; they clasp onto shells using their abdomen, which is essentially a trait developed through metamorphosis from free-swimming larvae to benthic adults.

Its the Cinderella of hermits 🤣

So, wait... all these years I thought it was a crab... but that looks a lot like a lobster relative.

Looks so creepy

Cunny

So scary 😰

Love hermit carbs! 😂