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Hermit crabs

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  • An unusual degree of tolerance ... Paynocil : the hermit crab and the sea anemone.
  • The soldier crab, in its shell and out of its shell;; the hermit crabin its shell and out of its shelll; bottom, the land crab. Coloured etching by J. Chapman, 1800.
  • An unusual degree of tolerance ... Paynocil : the hermit crab and the sea anemone.
  • An unusual degree of tolerance ... Paynocil : the hermit crab and the sea anemone.
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    The soldier crab, in its shell and out of its shell;; the hermit crabin its shell and out of its shelll; bottom, the land crab. Coloured etching by J. Chapman, 1800.

    | Date: 12 July 1800 | Reference: 578674i
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    An unusual degree of tolerance ... Paynocil : the hermit crab and the sea anemone.

    | Date: [1955?]
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