Hermit crabs inhabit a scavenged mollusc shell, like these specimens collected by scientists doing benthic sampling of the Indian Ocean seafloor.
Most hermit crabs inhabit a scavenged mollusc shell, like these specimens collected by scientists conducting benthic sampling of the Indian Ocean seafloor off South Africa.
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Location: Indian Ocean, South Africa
Photo credit: © Morgan Trimble / Alamy / Afripics
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