Tuesday Crustie: What’s under that shell?

A Taiwanese hermit crab, Calcinus laevimanus, photographed bereft of shell. The small size doesn’t do it justice; click to enlarge.

Photo by Tin-Yam Chan, from here; used under a Creative Commons license.

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