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Q: Are hermit crabs a first order consumer or a secondary consumer?
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Who first found hermit crabs?

Unknown. Hermit crabs have been on all continents since the Stone Age.


When did hermit crabs evolve?

Technically, hermit crabs are still evolving. But their first appearance in the fossil record is in the early cretaceous.


What is a hermit crabs life cycle?

first the hermit crabs mothers lay eggs then the eggs hatch and as soon as the eggs touch salt water, they burst open intobaby hermit crabs. Then they arelarvae. Then they grow in to adults and find a shell to live in.


Do small hermit crabs grow in to large ones?

not if they get eaten first :)


How big can hermit crabs get?

* first they are big and small * up to 6 in.


Do hermit crabs have babies on land or ocean?

Hermit crabs lay their eggs in the ocean and the babies live there until around week 6 when they emerge onto dry land and take up their first shell.


What do hermit crabs look like when they are first born?

They look like cherries that are blue and yellow.


Are mussels a first consumer or second consumer?

No. They are secondary consumers because they feed on primary consumers


Is a hawk a second level consumer?

no its a first consumer


What are two organisms are at the top of the food web?

* secondary consumer and first consumer


What color or colors are crabs?

First of all, sand crabs are not hermit crabs. Sand crabs are usually tan, white, brownish, or other flesh-like colors. If you catch one, let it go--They need water.


How hermit crabs communicate?

Hermit crabs communication is very mysterious. We know that they make a clicking and chirping noise, especially when they are agitated. They also wave antennae at each other when they first meet but this could be just "feeling" each other out more than communication. So they do have the means to communicate but we do not know if they actually do it.