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Abstract: The behavior of hiding molted shells has not been documented in any crustacean. The White-spotted hermit crab (Dardanus megistos) inhabiting tropical coral reefs has a unique molt behavior in which it hides its outer, shed shells in the sand. Video cameras were used to capture the molting behavior. After molting, the crab folds the molted exoskeleton, pressing the cephalothorax with both forceps, and buries the shell with its walking legs, until it is no longer visible.
期刊介绍:
Pacific Science: A Quarterly Devoted to the Biological and Physical Sciences of the Pacific Region
The official journal of the Pacific Science Association. Appearing quarterly since 1947, Pacific Science is an international, multidisciplinary journal reporting research on the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific basin. It focuses on biogeography, ecology, evolution, geology and volcanology, oceanography, paleontology, and systematics. In addition to publishing original research, the journal features review articles providing a synthesis of current knowledge.