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hermit crab
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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her·mit crab
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a crab with a soft asymmetrical abdomen that lives in a castoff mollusk shell for protection.
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Hermit crab finds a safe haven in shell.(Neighbor)(Kids ink)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 7/14/2004; 700+ words
; ...are two types of hermit crabs," Parsons said. "The marine crab that lives in a...fun facts about hermit crabs: - Some species of hermit crab carry anemones...Tropical hermit crabs live on land but...even a hermit crab, means taking...
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Charlestown Hermits Pets and Supplies. (pet shop specializing in hermit crabs)
Magazine article from: Pet Product News; 10/1/1993; 700+ words
; ...and care of hermit crabs, plus puzzles, activities and even hermit crab Rumba lyrics and music...topics. Charlestown Hermits also provides its own...a favorite with hermit crabs. And for customers...problems with their crabs, Charlestown Hermits has a ...
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Shell-selection behavior of the hermit crab Pagurus granosimanus in relation to isolation, competition, and predation.(SPECIAL THEME SECTION)
Magazine article from: Journal of Shellfish Research; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT Hermit crabs select shells based on...may influence hermit crab shell selection behavior...of shell-shortage, hermit crabs in the San Juan Islands...the size of the hermit crab (Vance 1972b). Additionally...shells; some hermit crabs will forcefully ...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Hermit crabs catch on as perfect low-care pet.(Animals)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 9/26/2004; 700+ words
; ...foods, according to the Hermit Hut's FAQ sheet. They...sand-filled cage and "Crab food," a supplement...Davis said. The crabs have an average life...walls ($5.99). The crabs themselves, which hail...who are drawn to the hermit crab craze. It's the perfect...of Eugene found ...
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Setting up a `crabitat' for pet hermit crabs.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune; 6/7/2006; 700+ words
; ...the middle to prevent smaller crabs from drowning. Most crabs also like to bathe in a second...Food. Omnivores by nature, crabs will usually eat pretty much...offer a commercially prepared hermit crab food as well as little tidbits of fruit and vegetables. "Hermits eat very slowly so ...
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Crawl into inquiry-based learning: hermit crab experiments.(Ocean Literacy Essential Principle 5)
Magazine article from: Science Activities; 9/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...use of live marine or terrestrial hermit crabs. The first tier of the lesson...experimental subjects in this lesson. Hermit crabs are ideal test subjects because...saltwater aquaria. Terrestrial hermit crabs are found in the tropics on sandy...
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Polydora and related Genera Associated with Hermit Crabs from the Indo-West Pacific (Polychaeta: Spionidae), with Descriptions of Two New Species and a Second Polydorid Egg Predator of Hermit Crabs (1).(Museums and the Cultivation of Knowledge in the Pacific)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Pacific Science; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...related genera associated with hermit crabs from shallow subtidal coral reef...biology of polydorids associated with hermit crabs from the Indo-West Pacific...documented to ingest the embryos of host hermit crabs, and the reproduction and larval...
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Sheltered profits: retailing land hermit crabs.
Magazine article from: Pet Product News; 10/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...lost. Land hermit crabs are born in the...live. The name "hermit" does not really describe this crab as it travels in...Keep and sell crabs in pairs or groups...owner of Charlestown Hermits Pets and Supplies...More than one crab is easily kept together...between 15 and 20 ...
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Life-history variation among three temperate hermit crabs: the importance of size in reproductive strategies.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...therefore be more common in hermit crabs that use large shells compared...important consequences for hermit crab life histories. In this paper...activity among three Pagurus hermit crabs in a temperate New England harbor...species. We suggest that hermit crab life ...
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Coenobichnus currani (new ichnogenus and ichnospec and inchnospecies): Fossil trackway of a land hermit crab, early holocene, San Salvador, Bahamas
Magazine article from: Journal of Paleontology; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT-Land hermit crabs (Cocnobitidae...to a land hermit crab, is described herein...modern land hermit crab, Coenobita clypeatus...TERRESTRIAL HERMIT crabs (Crustacea, Coenobitidae...fossil record of land hermit crabs, dating from the...to a land ...
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hermit crab
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
hermit crab a crustacean distinguished from true crabs by its long, soft...hooked tail. Most hermit crabs protect this vulnerable...cane. When the hermit crab grows out of one shell...their hosts. Hermit crabs are common beach scavengers...
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hermit crabs
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
hermit crabs See PAGURIDAE .
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Crab
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Crab Crabs are crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura...such as the blue crab, the Dungeness crab, Sally lightfoot and the spider crabs. They are among the most successful...the animal. Examples of these swimming crabs include the common blue crab ( Callinectes sapidus ), the ...
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crabs
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...See CRUSTACEA ; DECAPODA ; CANCRIDAE . 2. ( hermit crabs ) See PAGURIDAE . 3. ( land crabs ) See GECARCINIDAE . 4. ( mud crabs ) See XANTHIDAE . 5. ( spider crabs ) See MAJIDAE . 6. ( stone crab , Menippe mercenaria ) See XANTHIDAE . 7...
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crab
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...canned, or fresh; the red king crab has been introduced into the Barents Sea. True crabs are classified in the phylum...Although the many species of true crabs are similar in appearance...related decapods. The horseshoe crab , which also is called by the...is not a crustacean, and the ...
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