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Tusk Hermit Crab

Post by CrabbyCakes » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:45 pm

I am been doing some googling and I found a Tusk Hermit Crab. They are some neat little critters.
http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-photos/tusk-shell-hermit-crab
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Re: Tusk Hermit Crab

Post by soilentgringa » Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:46 pm

Very interesting. Festive looking lil guy!
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Re: Tusk Hermit Crab

Post by CrabbyCakes » Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:04 pm

found some articles about them in the Crustaceana Jurnal. They sell for $400 each!
http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com ... s/15685403
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Re: Tusk Hermit Crab

Post by Crabinski » Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:47 pm

Mother Nature has more amazing things up her sleeve than we'll ever know!
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Re: Tusk Hermit Crab

Post by CrabbyCakes » Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:53 am

You are so right. It is such a strange and amazing creature. I have yet to find video of one eating. I am really curious.
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Re: Tusk Hermit Crab

Post by shanedaman112 » Mon Dec 19, 2016 4:41 pm

From what I know, they're rare and were thought to be extinct until fairly recently. That's probably why there aren't any videos out there. I could be wrong though. Anywho, They're awesome. Crustaceans are my favorite type of animal.
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Re: Tusk Hermit Crab

Post by Big Birgus » Mon Jul 24, 2017 2:57 pm

shanedaman112 wrote:From what I know, they're rare and were thought to be extinct until fairly recently. That's probably why there aren't any videos out there. I could be wrong though. Anywho, They're awesome. Crustaceans are my favorite type of animal.
Yeah would be interesting to see a video
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