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Hermit Crabs

By: Miss Ruhlen

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antennae Antennae are thin feelers found on the heads of some animals that help them touch and smell.

Vocabulary nocturnal Nocturnal means active at night rather than during the day.

scavenger Scavengers are animals that find and eat scraps of garbage or animals that are already dead.

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Vocabulary exoskeleton An exoskeleton is a hard external skeleton that covers the body of some invertebrates.

molt To molt is to to shed an outer covering such as skin, hair, feathers, or a shell before replacing it with a new layer.

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colony A colony is a group of animals that live together.

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Vocabulary tidal pool A tidal pool is a pool of water that remains on a coastline after the tide becomes lower.

larvae Baby animals who go through major body changes before they look like adult members of their kind.

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