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Snail fur (Anthoathecata) covered Hermit Crab©JMacCausland.jpg

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A Hermit Crab covered in Hydroids called Snail Fur (Hydractinia echinata) was photographed in Salem, Massachusetts. These hydroids (Anthoathecata) are in the phylum cnidaria, along with anemones. They are very tiny, just over an eighth of an inch in height. The crab is an Acadian Hermit (Pagurus acadianus) The Crab, complete with it's recycled shell, is a bit bigger than a golf ball, though the crabs body will only reach 1 1/4" in length.

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Janet MacCausland
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A Hermit Crab covered in Hydroids called Snail Fur (Hydractinia echinata) was photographed in Salem, Massachusetts. These hydroids (Anthoathecata) are in the phylum cnidaria, along with anemones. They are very tiny, just over an eighth of an inch in height. The crab is an Acadian Hermit (Pagurus acadianus) The Crab, complete with it's recycled shell, is a bit bigger than a golf ball, though the crabs body will only reach 1 1/4" in length.
jmmermaid@outlook.com Home Decor & Stock Photography; Nature; On Location Portraiture; Illustration. To Purchase, please contact Janet MacCausland at jmmermaid@outlook.com or call 508 824 1569 or TEXT 617 448 2746. All images are the property of the photographer and require permission to copy. Every new day I see something I have never seen before to share with you. An astute observer, I revel in the light and what it sheds on the images herein, both underwater and above scenery, and the wildlife that lives there.