# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CzHZF2Fqth5
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73496421-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/82fc3ed7f2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-11-02T17:00:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Three lesser-known hermit crab facts 🦀 

1. Don't be fooled by the name – they're actually more closely related to squat lobsters than crabs
2. They use shells to protect their soft abdomens, and when they outgrow a shell they search for a new one
3. They're very social creatures, and can be found living in groups of hundreds

#EarthCapture by stebanfrey
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#HermitCrab #CrabShell #MarineAnimals #Crustaceans

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## Tags

hermitcrab, marineanimals, crustaceans, crabshell, earthcapture

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