the chick develops on the edge of the egg yolk (the yellow part)
as it grows, the chick absorbs the nutrients from the yolk into it's body as food.
to protect its self
No hermit crabs inspect a new shell inside of their cage the they pull them self out of the shell and then drop them self into a new shell. there are videos on youtube.com of crabs changing shells. so provide your crab with extra shells. i am a hermit crab owner i have watched my crabs change shells it is called molting.
A shell structure supports its self and a frame structure does not support it self.
by its shell........
with it's hard shell with it's hard shell
it defends its self by using its shell
Autotroph auto - automatic,self troph - nourish
its shell
It hides in its shell.
They have a shell
goes in its shell
I doubt it.