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willyoujustletmebeawalrus:

why-animals-do-the-thing:

thescreechingone:

earthstory:

Anybody home?

THIS IS SO CUTE??

Super cute, although I think this is a marine species of hermit crab – they can tolerate being out of the water for short periods, but it’s stressful for them because once their gills dry out they’ll start suffocating.

I will forever love how perfectly hermit crab claws make a door to close the end of a well-fitting shell. 

If I may- I believe that’s an Ecuadorian or similar species of land hermit crab, who are perfectly okay with going on land (as long as its humid)! It’s got the oval eyes, coloring, and sitting posture of an Ecuadorian but such a short video makes it hard to tell. I know somewhere else there is a longer clip of the same thing but I can’t seem to find it.