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Marcos Guzman Jr.
Invertebrate vs Vertebrate
Land hermit crabs are crustaceans known as Coenobita clypeatus. They live in the wild in the western Atlantic. Hermit crabs have three sections: a head, a body (cephalothorax), and an abdomen, which they protect with their shells. Hermit crabs have gills on their big claw in order to cons ....
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.... this time. In the wild, hermit crabs can live up to 25-30 years. But normally in captivity they live around 1 year.
Hermit crabs can eat a variety of foods. In the wild they are scavengers and will eat about anything. Hermit crabs like a variety of fruits (apples, coconut, and grapes). Also, hermit crabs need salty foods in their diet. Another important part of a hermit crab's diet is fresh drinking water. When crabs drink out of a shell, they receive calcium from the shell that they need in their daily diet.
Hermit crab lives in temperatures between 70-85 degrees. If t ....
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