This week the feature creature at our Portsmouth touch tank is the Hermit Crab. Hermit Crabs are interesting because instead of molting or growing new shells they will transfer their entire body into an empty shell. Come by the tank to name our two Hermit Crab or do our Hermit Crab craft!
Below is a youtube video of a Hermit Crab changing shells. Although the video is of a Hermit Crab that breaths air, unlike ours in the tank, the act of changing shells is the same. Enjoy!
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Here's the link to one of our own hermits changing his shell a couple of years back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8hZ7MM1rOg
You can hear the touch tank's motor in the background - the video is taken from the side of the tank!
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