http://www.diatribune.com/marine-life-series-hermit-crab-basics Comments for "Marine Life Series: Hermit Crab Basics" en http://www.diatribune.com/marine-life-series-hermit-crab-basics <p><a href="http://imageshack.us/"><img border="" src="http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7284/hermitcrab1yb1.jpg" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" /></a></p> <p>Hermit crabs are found all over the world in shallow waters and are one of the more familiar coastal animals. Although they have an exoskeleton, as all crustaceans do, this protective covering only surrounds the head, legs and claws. To protect the soft rear part of the body they must find a suitable shell to crawl into.</p> <p><a href="http://www.diatribune.com/marine-life-series-hermit-crab-basics">read more</a></p> http://www.diatribune.com/marine-life-series-hermit-crab-basics#comments marine life Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:05:07 -0700 Mark H 3261 at http://www.diatribune.com