Santa Rosa Co., FL Fundy Bay August 31, 2007 The male fiddler crab uses its oversized claw to attract a female for mating and to intimidate other males. The smaller claw is used for eating because the larger one extends beyond the crab's mouth. Like many other burrowing crabs, this crab has special sockets where the eyes fit when the crab is in its hole.
Santa Rosa Co., FL (Fundy Bay) Aug. 31, 2007 These cute little hermit crabs live in empty snail shells. When I was a child I once caught a larger hermit crab and I held it the wrong way, it grabbed my hand with its pincher and wouldn't let go for over an hour. These crabs are marine organisms and should not be taken out of the water for extended periods of time, they must keep their gills wet in order to breathe. The Hermit crabs sold in pet stores are terrestrial and can survive on land.
