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05/11/2010, 03:55 PM
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VIDEO: Huge Saltwater Hermit Crab Swtiches Shells
White-spotted Hermit Crab (Dardanus megistos) switching into a more comfortable shell in my saltwater tank
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSeano.../0/2vlPRq3kn68 Last edited by seanothon; 05/11/2010 at 04:18 PM. |
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05/12/2010, 12:40 PM
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I love how they appear to measure the shell opening w/ their claws before they attempt a move. Hermits can be very interesting to watch.
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05/12/2010, 02:11 PM
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That is so cool. I've seen some of my hermit's in newer bigger shells but I've never been able to see how they go about doing it.
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05/14/2010, 08:36 AM
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If you listen i think you can hear a pop when it slides out of its first shell
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05/14/2010, 02:23 PM
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Pretty cool! I don't often see mine doing that.
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05/15/2010, 07:21 PM
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i like the way he jumped onto his feet afterward, you could almost hear him say 'alright!'
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