Hermit

[chinapattern]

This hermit crab seems to have appeared from nowhere. I certainly didn't introduce him. He has located to one of the shells I put in. Anyone any idea who/what he is? :confused:

Jenny

[MR Teee]

Can't help you with that one Jenny, although James keeps telling me if its got hairy legs its usually a baddie.

[Tetley]

Hi Jenny,

Stumped like Adam. Macca (James), your best bet.

ATB

Ian

[Macca]

Hard to tell but what claw is the biggest left or right?

James

[Guest]

james please enlighten me as to what difference the size of claw on either right or left ,has was bearing on the crab is it that if it has a claw on certain side its a baddy?

john

[chinapattern]

I'll have another look next time he comes near the glass. He is pale coloured with blue eyes but his claws seem to be more or less equal sized.

Could he have been living in the rock and then suddenly decided to become a hermit? :confused:

Jenny

[Tetley]

james please enlighten me as to what difference the size of claw on either right or left ,has was bearing on the crab is it that if it has a claw on certain side its a baddy?

john

Good question. :)

[Macca]

From The class - Crustaceans we have the infraorder Anomura (mostly false crabs), This infraorder has many familys including porcelain crabs (porcellanidae) and hermit crabs etc. The hermit crabs (not land hermits) fall into two main familys

left handed hermit crabs (Family Diogenidae)
right-handed hermit crabs (Family Paguridae)

James

[ROB]

Can't help you with that one Jenny, although James keeps telling me if its got hairy legs its usually a baddie.

Oh my god the wife is a baddie:D ,

Lmao Rob

[Tangman]

Oh my god the wife is a baddie:D ,

Lmao Rob
LOL :D Eric

[chinapattern]

My mystery hermit has now moved to a larger posher home! :) I still haven't a clue where he came from but he seems to be behaving himself, just cruising around like a normal hermit.

Jenny