Hermit
by Jean Noren
Title
Hermit
Artist
Jean Noren
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A huge hermit crab has taken a Conch shell as its home. This image was taken in Belize during an underwater dive. Hermit crabs are ubiquitous but usually quite a bit smaller. They need to scavenge a shell to cover their soft bodies. As they outgrow their shell they fine larger and larger empty shells for their accommodation. I have never seen one this large before. They have very interesting eyes that are on stalks, and look quite comical as they lumber across the sea bottom. The back of the shell is covered with algae and other ocean debris but you can still see the beautiful pink within the conch shell.
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September 4th, 2012
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your camera art has been nominated as a Special Feature by a fellow artist Camera Art member for your superb art in Camera Art Group!! Please share the love by nominating a fellow artist whose work is in Camera Art You can do that in the "Artist Special Feature Nomination" discussion in the Camera Art Group.
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in our group, Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world! You are invited to archive it in the 2020 Pure Nature Photography Thanks and Features Archive discussion thread for longer lasting visibility.
Anthony Jones
Beautiful work! Thank you for submitting your artwork to the Underwater Photographer Group where the image is now featured on the home page. L/F
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