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Are hermit crabs invertebrates or vertebrates?

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Invertebrates, because they need to molt to grow.

Hermit crabs molt underground and can stay there for weeks to months to learn more about molting please follow the link below this answer. Thanks ;)

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Hermit crabs are invertebrates meaning they don't have a backbone.

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