This adorable and captivating hermit crab was our very own for several minutes yesterday. The young snorkelers at Huguenot Park found Hermit and brought him to me where I caressed him with my lens and got this one perfect shot to remember him by. All efforts to entice him to perform for a short video failed as he remained retracted and immobile within his shell while the camera above him whirred away, waiting…
Marine life outsmarts the humans once again.
After a few minutes of admiring Hermit and not yet ready to give up on capturing the hermit crab scamper on video, a gentle wave washed over us and Hermit was gone.
Goodbye Hermit. You were an exquisite little fellow. Be well.
…exquisite indeed…i love this picture. i used to have a hermit crab as a pet…well a pet of sorts i guess you would say. anyway, i loved to look for new shells to put into his aquarium that he could crawl into and have a new look. maybe since he liked to change his look so much he was actually a she!!! xo, mickey