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hermit crabs are not true crabs, but are more closely related to shrimps. I read it in a book!
Hermit crabs are more closely related to squat lobstersand porcelain crabs than they are to true crabs.
Adding on to that, yes, Hermit crabs are very similar to true crabs. They are closely related, but not as closely as the aforementioned creatures.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agono hermit crabs r related to other hermit crabs and crabs but no not a lobster
Hermit crabs are more closely related to squat lobsters and porcelain crabs than they are to true crabs.
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∙ 13y agoYes, although the hermit crab can also be found in an average forest.
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∙ 14y agoThey are Arthropods.
Edited: Land hermit crabs are from the arthropod phylum.
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∙ 13y agoI don't think so; either the crab will injure the lizard or vice versa.
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∙ 12y agoyes usually they stay on land but they are sea creatures
kFC rules yea
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∙ 15y agoyes they are crustaceans
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∙ 10y agoHermit crabs are not true crabs.
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Do hermit crabs have bones?
No, hermit crabs like many other creatures have exoskeletons.
What other creatures live in the hermit crabs habitat?
I think that shrimp live with the hermit crabs.
What are the hermit crabs preditors?
sea birds, fish, octopuses, crabs, and other hermit crabs
Are hermit crabs sea animals?
Well it depends there are different types of crabs,I own 4 land hermit crabs.
What are special about hermit crabs?
They live in other creatures shells
Where does the hermit crab get its shell?
Answer: Usually a sea snail's.
What environment do hermit crabs live?
the sea
Do hermit crabs like green or blue more?
All Hermit Crabs Should Like Blue Because They Live In The Sea!
Can sea hermit crabs eat normal hermit crab food?
im pretty sure that not all crabs eat hermit crab food. unless that u mean that do all hermit crabs eat hermit crab food? then the answer to that is yes. all hermit crabs eat hermit crab food.
Do you have to keep your hermit crabs in salt water if you got them from the ocean?
Although I do not recommend keeping hermit crabs from the ocean, yes you need saltwater. They are salt water creatures.
Do hermit crabs use snail shells?
not pet hermit crabs... they are too weak and fragile to keep the hermit crab save although wild hermit crabs might use them the would be sea snails which have harder shells
What is the relationship between a hermit and a snail shell?
What I know of that is hermit crabs will eat snails. However, hermit crabs will often use an empty shell of a sea snail.
