Ellen;-
On a South Carolina beach, I have seen Whelk egg cases invaded and occupied
by Hermit Crabs. Even at that stage, they have pretty well-developed pincers.
The "aborted" Whelks were nowhere to be found.
Art
Ellen Bulger wrote:
> Do hermit crabs catch and eat living shells? For some reason I thought they
> just used dead empty shells they found lying around.
>
> Now that I think of it, the Holling Clancy Holling book "Pagoo" must have
> made a big impression on me. Any of you folks know it?