MYN / Jerry Monkman / Acadian hermit crab (Pagurus acadianus) emerging from shell, Rye, New Hampshire, USA, January. meetyourneighbours.net project

Scott Leslie / Acadian Hermit Crab (Pagurus acadianus), Bay of Fundy, Maine

Scott Leslie / Acadian Hermit Crab (Pagurus acadianus) pair interacting, Nova Scotia, Canada

Scott Leslie / Acadian Hermit Crab (Pagurus acadianus) with Rough Barnacle (Balanus balanus) growth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Scott Leslie / Acadian Hermit Crab (Pagurus acadianus) with Snail Fur Hydroid (Hydractinia sp) growing on its shell, Nova Scotia, Canada

Scott Leslie / Atlantic Rock Crab (Cancer irroratus) and Acadian Hermit Crab (Pagurus acadianus) on kelp, Bay of Fundy, Maine