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Hermit Crab - Pagurus pollicaris
Copyright © 2014 Even Dankowicz

Hermit Crab - Pagurus pollicaris
Rocky Neck State Park, New London County, Connecticut, USA
July 3, 2013
Found underwater in four-foot-deep water just off of the beach

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Contributed by Even Dankowicz on 15 January, 2014 - 7:13am
Last updated 7 October, 2014 - 9:39pm

Moved
Moved from Hermit Crabs.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 October, 2014 - 9:39pm

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