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Marge Stracke

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The relationship between a shell and hermit crab?

A shell provides protection and shelter for a hermit crab, which uses it as its home. The hermit crab carries the shell on its back and can move to a larger one as it grows. This symbiotic relationship benefits both the hermit crab and the shell.


What symbiotic relationship is between Sea anemone and Hermit crab?

the hermit crab attaches the anemone to its shell as protection from the big fish with the sharp teeth and octopuses and squids and you know what else is a hermitcrab YOUR MOTHERR:P


Relationship between hermit crab and snail shell?

Snail shells are formed biologically as the snail grows up. Hermit crabs occupy empty shells and other containers, instead.


What is the relationship between a snail and a hermit crab?

A hermit crab and a snail have a symbiotic relationship where the hermit crab uses the empty shell of the snail as its protective home. The hermit crab benefits from the shelter provided by the snail's abandoned shell, while the snail is unaffected by this interaction as it has already vacated the shell. This relationship is an example of commensalism, where one organism benefits while the other is neither harmed nor helped.


What is the relationship between a hermit and a snail shell?

What I know of that is hermit crabs will eat snails. However, hermit crabs will often use an empty shell of a sea snail.


What is the relationship between hermint crab and snail shell?

well mostly the difference between crabs and hermit crabs is that one is not born with a shell and one is. Also hermit crabs tend to be smaller


What symbiotic relationship does a hermit crab and a sea anemone share?

Usually the anemone will attach itself to the shell of the hermit crab for transportation as well as the ocassional food gathering. And the hermit crab recieves protection from the anemone through the use of the anemone's natural ability of stinging things that get too close.


Is the hermit crab's shell fragile?

It depends who the Hermit Crab borrowed its shell from.


How does a hermit crab Fits its big body in the small shell?

When a hermit crab outgrows its shell, it will move into a larger shell.


Difference between an exoskeleton and a shell?

An exoskelton is the layer on the hermit crabs actual body that they shed when they outgrow it. (similar as how a snake sheds their skin) A shell is that which the hermit crab takes as a home that normally if from snails.


Can a shell be to big for a hermit crab?

Yes, Hermit crabs can only maneuver when they can lift and fit the shell appropriately.


Why does a hermit crab live inside an empty snail shell?

They livde to gether because the shell is a home for the hermit crab!