What's Inside a Hermit Crab Shell?

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This video is about hermit crabs. It discusses what hermit crabs look like without their shells and can help answer the following questions:
- What does a hermit crab look like without its shell?
- What's inside a hermit crab shell?
- Do hermit crabs poop inside their shells?
- How many legs do hermit crabs have?
- When do hermit crabs get their shells?
- Are hermit crabs born with their shells?
- How to tell the difference between a male and female hermit crab?
- Do hermit crabs lay eggs?
- What animal makes hermit crab shells?
- Do hermit crabs make their own shells?
- Do hermit crabs ever leave their shells?
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I have a question do hermit crabs vomit now now they pee from their mouth SO what if they vomit and pee at the SAME TIME

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"If you know where a hermit crab's urinating face pore is, let me know." Is a crazy statement out of context

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Even in context it’s wild

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I was thinking if anyone could find it, it would be him lol

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Not really.... the context is contained within that sentence.

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And kids

[@matheusleite1247]

I thought the same thing

[@Rich_828]

Biology and Anatomy with Mr. Rogers

[@I.E.A.55424]

I used to own hermit crabs. They’re just like little Lobsters with shells. Hermit crabs can range to different sizes. Btw a hermit crab pees about in the middle botttom of the face or in the middle of the face

[@ItsJustKaya]

I believe we seen it. It was but yellowish i think?

[@Aidan1100]

Did you know that hermit crabs aren't even crabs they are more closely related to shrimp, lobsters, and squat crabs

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now igotta quick search what Squat crabs are, and find out why Regular crabs have shunned them.. Squat crabs are a excercise

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Yea, that looks about right

[@terrancenightingale1749]

Don't worry, they'll become crabs eventually.

[@ADFaried]

It's like killer whales, which are more closely related to dolphins

[@moh_maamari]

So that’s why they look similar to shrimps and lobsters

[@corabonnici6477]

Fact: Hermit crabs actually need to change to a bigger and bigger shell as they grow. They don't use the same shell in their lifetime.

[@jonasg.bisgaard1086]

Yes, and they are known to line up in groups and swap shells,.

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@@jonasg.bisgaard1086 But the only Hermit crabs I saw were the Mediterranean Hermit crabs. Those never lined up.

[@kaideneurizcalderon2478]

@@corabonnici6477maybe they weren’t changing shells or they didn’t want to line up

[@denifnaf5874]

One species outgrown a need for shells The coconut crabs They are the ones hunting for seaguls Not the other way around

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i thought everyone knew this

[@Skittle_TheCat]

Fun fact: Sometimes, hermit crabs will line up next to a big shell when they outgrow their own shell and they will line up from biggest to smallest. They will trade shells, the biggest one (front of the line) will discard their shell and will take the bigger shell infront of them. This continues down the line until the last one gets their new shell, and then they just discard their shell on the beach.

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Sometimes a row of hermit crabs will line up according to size, and then exchange shells down the line.

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It’s comforting imo

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You know that one meme where there's a dude who lifts up another's mask and after seeing what's underneath says, "Let's keep this on..." That's how I feel about this Hermit Crab.

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Who always poops at home? Hermit crabs: “meee”

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Not in the bathroom, but in the middle of the living room...them scoop with the hands...

[@honeybatz4464]

this is so interesting. i wonder what would happen if a crab never found a shell. would they be able to survive without it?

[@Fr00stee]

as long as nothing ate it I don't see why not

[@Sxcheschka]

Due to the amount of plastic debris in the oceans, a lot of hermit crabs have been using plastic bottles and things like that as shells. They aren't as strong of course as regular shells, but hermit crabs have been adapting pretty well to our destruction of their environment.

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Is like they dont give a f

[@dthegreendino]

I had watched a video in the past of wild hermit crabs, and how they can end up baking out in the sun if they don't find a shell replacement soon. So I guess they have trouble with exposure to the elements without one.

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i suppose no with predators and stuff

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Midnight and I'm watching a relaxing video about hermit crabs. Idk how I got here but I'm cozy.

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That crab in the thumbnail looks like a croissant 🥐

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I stayed and watched the ad because you asked so nicely. I also now know about urinating face pores. Neat!

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[@Fletch.]

Hermit Crabs pee via glands at the base of their antenna, near the eyes.

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I was told I was never supposed to take the shell off manually, always let them do it

[@Woodledude]

I can see why. Not only would trying to remove a living crab from its shell probably stress it the hell out, but you might strain its uropods in the process. I can only imagine that it'd be hard to keep a new shell on with injured uropods.

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I've always wondered why they're called hermits when they're really more like squatter crabs.

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The specimens look very fresh- how old are they? Are they recently deceased or just very well preserved? Wet specimens? If so, how do you prevent them from falling apart? Would really appreciate an answer, Thank you!!

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I think you make excellent content, but seeing dead hermit crabs made me sad. When I was a kid I spent a lot of time at tide pools watching them, and they always seemed so curious and sociable with one another.

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*fun fact: coconut crabs are a type of hermit crab* once the juveniles reach a certain size they ditch using shells as protection for the rest of they're life

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Hermit crabs are such spooky creatures. I was always terrified when my grandson's hermit crab would leave its shell.

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Wait, that's a hermit crab? I used to play with those when I was a kid and had no idea what they were.😂 We lived in a remote and they comes after heavy rain.

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As a kid I played with hermit crabs at the beach. They were small and lived in shells from ocean snails. The crabs were black, orange, brown and white.

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Amazing video. So much information.

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We had clear glass shells for our hermit crabs. They didn’t seem to mind.

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Thank you a lot for the information about this fantastic animal.🦀🦀🦀

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i was lucky enough to witness a hermit crab swap meet in a beach in Brazil

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That sea snail looks like hes trying to tell a joke without cracking up.

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i used to have hermit crabs as pets they’re so cute

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Where does he get his sound effects from?

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Love your video! I've been researching these tiny critters and this video is so helpful. I've looked HIGH and LOW for a picture or video of a aquatic hermit crab with a view of his "belly" side especially with him/her halfway in their shell. Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction?

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Do you have a Gulper Eel Specimen?I really wanna see one...How do their Jaws work?

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The music got me 💀

[@dijahsyoutubechannel]

when i was a child, i had a couple hermit crabs. one day, i looked into their habitat to find one of my hermit crabs dead, pale, and out of its shell. i was traumatized for a while.

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“Hermit crabs urinate out of their face-“ oh we’re not so different after all

[@joesmith201212]

When I was little I picked one up on the beach then it fell out of its shell and I screamed so loud and I was so confused and scared

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6:25 why does it look like it’s smiling

[@HS-ENTMLGY]

Seening that snail shell removed… I always thought it was fused to the body

[@Tight4Skin]

We all have a little hermit inside of us!

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1:34 is there a full background song at this part?

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The whole piano beat to this video makes seem like a kids show 😂

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I don't know if this is just coincidence or KZbin is scanning my games, because i started playing Another Crab's Treasure, and it raised some questions.

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I just realized that David Cronenberg’s *The Fly* was based on a hermit crab. The more you spew.

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Are steamed hermit crab any kind of good eating?

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Thanks JRoc!

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The pores are at the base of the hermit crab antennae, near the eyes.

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can you make a video on cuttlefish? they're my favorite cephalopod.

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Give him back his pants >:(

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Are the piano jingles samples or do you make them yourself?

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That sea snail is happy to be used for educational purposes

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This little guy completely destroys the evolution theory

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Ima tell my story: one day I was on the beach and I saw some hermit crabs so I pick them and get a bucket of water and put them in there so, I was trying to find a new bid sea shells so the hermit crabs can go in it and I try to make them go in it but suddenly it goes in it and gets a new shell I saw the body😅😅😅

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[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

Cant you see what they look like out of their shells when theyre alive since they change shells?

[@later_skateboards]

What came first; the sea snail or hermit crab?

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Hermit crabs in a party: pizza pasta put in a box