they are an invertebrate because they dont have a backbone
they are invertebrate which means they do not have a backbone
It's an invertebrate. It has an exoskeleton, so it's supportive structures are on the outside.
An invertebrate, as the name displays, is an animal without a vertebrae (a spine) Crabs are invertebrates because they have no spine.
Hermit crabs are invertebrates. They are arthropods and thus within the same phylum as insects, but they are crustaceans and NOT insects. Hermit Crab Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order:Decapoda Superfamiliy: Paguroidea
It's an invertebrate. It has an exoskeleton, so it's supportive structures are on the outside.
a hermit crab
Hermit crab species range in size and shape, from species with a carapace only a few millimetres long to Coenobita brevimanus, which can approach the size of a coconut. The shell-less hermit crab Birgus latro (coconut crab) is the world's largest terrestrial invertebrate
What is a Hermit Crab's predator?
A crab is an invertebrate and is an animal, not a plant.
A crab is an invertebrate because it has no spine.
It's term 'hermit' is not because it doesn't like other hermit crabs. The hermit crab actually loves being with other hermits. It is called hermit crab because it is only one hermit crab in the shell. It's term 'hermit' is not because it doesn't like other hermit crabs. The hermit crab actually loves being with other hermits. It is called hermit crab because it is only one hermit crab in the shell.
If it is a hermit crab, then it is like any other hermit crab, so just take care of it as you would to a regular hermit crab :)