Naked on the Beach

I am so excited that we finally caught a hermit crab moving into a new house. We found a bunch of crabs having a meeting. Many of them ran off as soon as we came, which is very unusual as they typically play possum. Gerry ran back for the camera while I kept the big guy from entering his new shell. I have no idea where his old shell is, perhaps the new tenant ran off as we approached. I blocked the entrance with a stone which he tried to push out of my hand and out of his way and I couldn't believe how strong he was.

The big purple thing is a crab without a home. I think the greyish speckled part on his right side is what he uses to latch on to the inside of the shell so you can't pull him out.

Inside his new abode and probably very relieved.