![Clibanarius erythropus (Decapoda: Diogenidae)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Clibanarius_erythropus_2009_G1.jpg/375px-Clibanarius_erythropus_2009_G1.jpg)
Hermit crabs, such as Clibanarius erythropus, inhabit discarded gastropod shells in order to protect their soft and vulnerable abdomen.
Credit: George Chernilevsky |
Hermit crabs, such as Clibanarius erythropus, inhabit discarded gastropod shells in order to protect their soft and vulnerable abdomen.