He attacks other things with his pincers
snip snip snip
i would not want to be pinched
claws
The spikes on a horseshoe crab protect it from being attacked.
it rapes its preditor.
protect it from predators
they go in there shells and pintch
Its shell and its pincers (particularly the larger pincer) help protect it.
Most crabs use their hard shell which is good for animals smaller than them that eat them. But I don't think the shell can protect them from a whale (whales don't eat crabs but thy might accidentally swallow one) or a shark.
crabs have their nippers to fight their prey the big est crab is the coconut crab it is as big as a small trash can they stick to any thing
The crab's exoskeleton helps and supports its body. It protects the soft body of the crab. It is also waterproof, so it will protect it underwater, too.
a mud fish can protect himself by hiding in the mud.............................
A sea hermit crab carries sea anemones on it's back to protect it from other predators.
not all hermit crabs bury themselves so nothing is wrong with your hermit crab