Crab Scares Woman By Suddenly Appearing from Shell & Pinches her hand!

6 years ago
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Crab Scared me on the Beach by suddenly appearing from my shell in my hand!
I picked up a Shell, cupped it in my hand and all of a sudden, I felt something pinch my skin, I opened my hand and there was a Crab coming out of the shell, I jumped out of my skin, screamed and dropped it in shock!
Last year on our holiday in Spain we went sailing on our yacht and found a deserted beach which was just covered in shells, they were everywhere, so much so we named the Beach Shell Beach. So, this year we were excited to visit Shell beach again, so we did but we were amazed as we couldn't hardly find any shells this time, they had gone! So that's the reason I was So excited to find a shell, I was going to take it home as a memory of this year's holiday and put with my other shell in my vase at home, but when I realized it was a crabs home I put it back where I found it.
I think it was a hermit crab, I had never seen one before, so although it scared me at first, I found it really quite interesting. Facts I have found since finding the Hermit crab:
The Hermit Crab is a type of crustacean. If you go to the beach to pick up seashells you may get a surprise. You any inadvertently pick up one of these crabs. If you leave it alone though it will come out of the shell and move around. They often have to abandon shells though and find a larger one as they grow. The Hermit Crab has a shell that is also their home. They crawl in it and live in it when they need to rest, or they fear what is around them. They have a long body and long legs that are very soft. Their bodies are quite vulnerable and that is why they have to rely on that shell to offer them plenty of protection. The Hermit Crab loves to climb and that is something that allows them to explore their environment. If you have one in captivity it should have a cage that it can use for climbing activities. They tend to be in their shells during the day but then come out at night and can be very active.
The Hermit Crab isn’t able to bite because they don’t have any teeth. However, they do have the ability to pinch. They will do so if they feel that they are in danger and they aren’t able to coil up in their shell. They will also pinch if they are in their shell and someone is trying to coax them out of it. So Be careful if you pick up a shell you might just get a surprise you weren't expecting!

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