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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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