Rare hermit crab specimens caught live for the first time in Caribbean
Monday, April 8, 2013 - 21:30
in Biology & Nature
By Douglas MainOurAmazingPlanetA recent submarine dive turned up a species of hermit crab that was previously only known through dead, dried specimens procured more than a century ago.The sub collected a few of the animals, known as Pylopagurus discoidalis, from the Caribbean and brought them back to an aquarium, where they were photographed. These are the first pictures of the live animals ev...