red legged checking out new shell

[mindaugas]

Just happened to catch this while watching the tank. always have a camera ready

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

took these with my crappy HP Photosmart M425, ISO 100, macro focus, my arms on my knees as a tripod

[mindaugas]

oh, no one thinks this is cool or do u all see it every day? I thought it was awesome, and some of the best photos I've taken!

[c est ma]

Very nice sequence and I love your photo "technique"--it resembles mine! And I, too, always have a camera to hand...

 

Isn't it interesting how often a hermit will try on a new shell and then go back to the old shell again?

 

I remember learning long ago that a hermit had a very strict sequence of movements when changing shells, something like 11 steps all together, and that if he was interrupted anywhere in the sequence he had to go back to step 1 again and start all over. Don't know if this applied to all or just to certain spp...

 

For all the years I've been watching my saltwater hc's, I don't remember ever catching them changing shells! I used to see it frequently with my terrestrial hc's, though.

 

Great vignette!

 

--Diane

[Joe b]

That's way cool! My little reef hermits don't even look at other shells

[linkia lady]

That was awesome!! Nice pics!! I never saw a hermit change shells before.

[flyingclam]

NICE ! hahaha. I WANNA get a shell and see it my self too!

[mindaugas]

thanks guys.