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#InvertebrateReproduction

Baby bath time. Ma Hermit carries her eggs on the sides of her carapace, and periodically waves them about in the water, washing them. Are those black dots eyes? #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit #InvertebrateReproduction

A female hermit crab tending to her young. She's mostly out of focus, except for the antennules (one small spike, one curved thorn, one brush each) and some of the eggs she carries on the side of her carapace. These are small yellowish bubbles, with a black spot or two in each one. The mass of eggs is slightly separated from the mother's body, as she waves them about in the water. Ma is hairy, patterned in shades of brown, and wears a worn, algae-striped shell. She stands among blades of eelgrass.

Baby bath time. Ma Hermit carries her eggs on the sides of her carapace, and periodically waves them about in the water, washing them. Are those black dots eyes? #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit #InvertebrateReproduction

A female hermit crab tending to her young. She's mostly out of focus, except for the antennules (one small spike, one curved thorn, one brush each) and some of the eggs she carries on the side of her carapace. These are small yellowish bubbles, with a black spot or two in each one. The mass of eggs is slightly separated from the mother's body, as she waves them about in the water. Ma is hairy, patterned in shades of brown, and wears a worn, algae-striped shell. She stands among blades of eelgrass.

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